griminess

If you miss the griminess of shows like “The Shield,” or mid-aughts antihero dramas in general, this is for you.

In Stafford, there is the kingdom of childhood in all its taboos — its furtiveness and griminess, the arcane rituals and untethered sensuality.

Bunchems are advertised as a “hands-on activity kids can get creative with,” and described as “easy to gather together and put away – no stickiness, griminess or messiness to worry about.”

Storefronts have that peculiar failing-mall griminess of yellow and brown and orange.

There was a griminess to it, accentuated by the game’s desaturated color palette, that gave it a look that would be much imitated.