The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Slang Filth; dirt.
n. Slang A style of rock music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, popularized in the early 1990s and often marked by lyrics exhibiting nihilism, dissatisfaction, or apathy.
n. Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
n. The state of being filthy; grubbiness.
n. A subgenre of alternative music, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.
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n. the state of being covered with unclean things
Word Usage
"Though the film makes relatively few gestures toward contextualizing the band's place in the music of the '90s the band's members scorn the term grunge as a reductive buzzword, there are a few heartrending clips of The Most Dangerous Line of Latitude on the Planet Dana Stevens is Slate's movie critic."