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postgrunge

postgrunge noun: a subgenre of alternative rock from the mid-1990s, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable sound.

Noun

postgrunge (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of alternative rock from the mid-1990s, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable sound.
    • Although the "Electronica Revolution" has been hailed in the US media as the long-overdue arrival of techno to America, it's readily apparent that the British invaders have met the postgrunge audience halfway.1999, Simon Reynolds, Generation ecstasy: into the world of techno and rave culture
    • "Aren't you a little young for that? What happened to grunge and punk?" "It's postgrunge now. I think punk is buried next to disco."2006, Lynn Viehl, Dark need

Forms of postgrunge

alternative formpost-grunge

Origin of postgrunge

From post- + grunge.

Questions about postgrunge

What does postgrunge mean?
Postgrunge means a subgenre of alternative rock from the mid-1990s, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable sound.
What part of speech is postgrunge?
Postgrunge is a noun.

Words near postgrunge in the dictionary

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  2. postgrafting
  3. postgrant
  4. postgrippal
  5. postgrowth
  6. postgrunge
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  8. postgynecologic
  9. postgynecological
  10. posth
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