Grunge
noun
A style of rock music popular in the late 80s and early 90s, with heavy guitar sounds and lyrics often expressing dissatisfaction.
Nirvana was one of the most famous grunge bands.
Often appears as...
- grunge band
- grunge music
noun
A type of fashion characterized by dark, dirty looking clothes, often with holes or tears.
His grunge look was very popular in the 90s.
Often appears as...
- grunge look
- grunge fashion
noun
Dirt, grime or muck.
There's a lot of grunge on this old coin.
Often appears as...
- clean the grunge
- remove the grunge
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A style of rock music popular in the late 80s and early 90s, with heavy guitar sounds and lyrics often expressing dissatisfaction.
Nirvana was one of the most famous grunge bands.
Often appears as...
- grunge band
- grunge music
noun
A type of fashion characterized by dark, dirty looking clothes, often with holes or tears.
His grunge look was very popular in the 90s.
Often appears as...
- grunge look
- grunge fashion
noun
Dirt, grime or muck.
There's a lot of grunge on this old coin.
Often appears as...
- clean the grunge
- remove the grunge
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Movement
Grunge is not just music, it represents a subculture rebelling against the mainstream.
Pearl Jam's rise contributed to the grunge cultural movement.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
Grunge music often conveys emotions like angst and alienation through its lyrics and sound.
The grunge song's lyrics captured the feeling of dissatisfaction of an entire generation.
Pro Tip 3/3Seattle Origin
Grunge music began in Seattle, so the city is often associated with this genre.
Many grunge bands emerged from the rainy, dreary atmosphere of Seattle.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Movement
Grunge is not just music, it represents a subculture rebelling against the mainstream.
Pearl Jam's rise contributed to the grunge cultural movement.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
Grunge music often conveys emotions like angst and alienation through its lyrics and sound.
The grunge song's lyrics captured the feeling of dissatisfaction of an entire generation.
Pro Tip 3/3Seattle Origin
Grunge music began in Seattle, so the city is often associated with this genre.
Many grunge bands emerged from the rainy, dreary atmosphere of Seattle.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Movement
Grunge is not just music, it represents a subculture rebelling against the mainstream.
Pearl Jam's rise contributed to the grunge cultural movement.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
Grunge music often conveys emotions like angst and alienation through its lyrics and sound.
The grunge song's lyrics captured the feeling of dissatisfaction of an entire generation.
Pro Tip 3/3Seattle Origin
Grunge music began in Seattle, so the city is often associated with this genre.
Many grunge bands emerged from the rainy, dreary atmosphere of Seattle.
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Nirvana in the Nineties...
wrote to every major minor any label will pay let us be on your label this desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world absolute aspirin but he made it look like it was a thrust upon him the first couple of grunge or curtain II
Video examples
David Carson: Design,...
you know, people smoking and, "Huh!" And it was purposely done to look fairly serious. It wasn't some, you know, weird grunge type or something; it looked like they might be real. Anyway.
Video examples
Nirvana in the Nineties...
wrote to every major minor any label will pay let us be on your label this desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world absolute aspirin but he made it look like it was a thrust upon him the first couple of grunge or curtain II
Video examples
David Carson: Design,...
you know, people smoking and, "Huh!" And it was purposely done to look fairly serious. It wasn't some, you know, weird grunge type or something; it looked like they might be real. Anyway.
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Quote examples
Frances Bean Cobain
American Artist
I find it interesting where grunge originated from and then where it was taken, which was high fashion. My dad was so poor that they kept going to Goodwill to get donated ripped jeans. It wasn't a fashion decision; it was an 'I don't have any money, I have no other choice' type of decision.
Quote examples
Virgil Abloh
American Designer
All the skateboarding brands that I was into had graphic T-shirts. In the '90s, there were different styles that went along with the different influences in skateboarding, whether that be hip-hop or rock and roll and grunge. And that's what I was into, so I was following all that.
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Hal Sparks
American Actor
The pop musicians often leave meaning in the dust and substitute it for cartoons. The deeper artists - the grunge artists in the world and the emoticon people - tend to leave all of the happiness out of life like it just doesn't exist.
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Gregory Porter
American Musician
Whether you like punk, grunge, or early rock and roll, there's probably something in there you've been living with your whole life and you didn't even know it was jazz.
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Neve Campbell
Canadian Actress
The grunge thing was a little bit atrocious. 'Let's all put on plaid shirts and be as dirty as possible!
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Sir Mix-a-Lot
American Musician
What I liked about grunge was the realness. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't glamorous.
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Rico Nasty
American Musician
I'm like pixie grunge. The perfect blend of sugar and spice.
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Townes Van Zandt
American Musician
I'm the mold that grunge was grown in.
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Robert Quine
American Musician
I never really followed grunge.
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Jo Stafford
American Musician
The world is a pile of grunge.
Quote examples
Frances Bean Cobain
American Artist
I find it interesting where grunge originated from and then where it was taken, which was high fashion. My dad was so poor that they kept going to Goodwill to get donated ripped jeans. It wasn't a fashion decision; it was an 'I don't have any money, I have no other choice' type of decision.
Quote examples
Virgil Abloh
American Designer
All the skateboarding brands that I was into had graphic T-shirts. In the '90s, there were different styles that went along with the different influences in skateboarding, whether that be hip-hop or rock and roll and grunge. And that's what I was into, so I was following all that.
Quote examples
Hal Sparks
American Actor
The pop musicians often leave meaning in the dust and substitute it for cartoons. The deeper artists - the grunge artists in the world and the emoticon people - tend to leave all of the happiness out of life like it just doesn't exist.
Quote examples
Gregory Porter
American Musician
Whether you like punk, grunge, or early rock and roll, there's probably something in there you've been living with your whole life and you didn't even know it was jazz.
Quote examples
Neve Campbell
Canadian Actress
The grunge thing was a little bit atrocious. 'Let's all put on plaid shirts and be as dirty as possible!
Quote examples
Sir Mix-a-Lot
American Musician
What I liked about grunge was the realness. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't glamorous.
Quote examples
Rico Nasty
American Musician
I'm like pixie grunge. The perfect blend of sugar and spice.
Quote examples
Townes Van Zandt
American Musician
I'm the mold that grunge was grown in.
Quote examples
Robert Quine
American Musician
I never really followed grunge.
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Jo Stafford
American Musician
The world is a pile of grunge.
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