grime

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see also: Grime

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹaɪm/

Noun

grime (uncountable)

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

Translations

• French: crasse, saleté
• German: Schmutz, Ruß
• Italian: incrostazione, sporco ostinato, sporcizia, sudiciume
• Portuguese: encardimento
• Russian: въевшийся
• Spanish: mugre

Translations

• Portuguese: grime

Verb

grime (grimes, present participle griming; past and past participle grimed)

1. To begrime; to cake with dirt.

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Grime

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Proper noun

1. Surname, probably derived from Old Norse grimr or grimmr

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