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grunge

[gruhnj] / grʌndʒ /
ADJECTIVE
dirt; rock music style of the early 1990s
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Without even seeing a single garment, his style is clear: avant-garde, grunge and very rock ’n’ roll.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And while it didn’t exactly fly off the shelves, its concurrence with the height of the Seattle grunge music scene made the disheveled aesthetic a street-style must-have.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The grunge collection may have helped define the era’s style and, in later years, proven Jacobs’ visionary status.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

He did a poorly received grunge collection that incoherently tried to marry haute couture with thrift-store shabbiness, and was fired for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“That’s another thing I hate about North Carolina—terrible radio stations. How many times can I hear the same twenty-year-old grunge band?”

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss