Associations to the word «Grime»

Wiktionary

GRIME, noun. Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
GRIME, noun. (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.
GRIME, verb. To begrime; to cake with dirt
GRIME, proper noun. An English surname​, probably derived from Old Norse grimr or grimmr

Dictionary definition

GRIME, noun. The state of being covered with unclean things.
GRIME, verb. Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope