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Grime

/ɡɹaɪm/

Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

📖 Definitions of "Grime"

noun
  1. 1

    Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

    "Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone."

  2. 2

    A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.

verb
  1. 1

    To begrime; to cake with dirt.

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