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Definition of "grungy" []

  • Slang In a dirty, rundown, or inferior condition: grungy old jeans. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "grungy" in a sentence
  • "After many lazy years working in grungy shorts and torn ganji, we had an offer we could not refuse."
  • "(link) Sounds like those were quite a bit fancier than the ones you find in grungy bar restrooms (which I figure were always done to the height of whatever guy cut the hole)."
  • "More accurately described as a grungy alleyway, it is a rare piece of not-yet-gentrified property in Manhattan, and it's adjacent to some luxury apartment buildings on First Street."
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