grime

Meanings

Noun

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

• To begrime; to cake with dirt.

Origin

• From Middle English grim ("dirt or soot covering the face"), from a specialized note of Old English grīma, from Proto-Germanic *grīmô. Possibly influenced by Danish grim, Old Dutch grijmsel, Middle Dutch grime, Middle Low German greme.