Definition of grimes Grimes
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What does grimes mean?
Part of speech
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| grime - the state of being covered with unclean things | ||
| dirt, filth, soil, stain, grease, grunge | ||
| uncleanness, dirtiness the state of containing dirty impurities | ||
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| grime - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" | ||
| dirty, soil, begrime, colly, bemire | ||
| make clean, clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| foul become soiled and dirty | ||
| pollute, contaminate, foul make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" | ||
| smear make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||
| slime cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" | ||
| muddy up, muddy make turbid; "muddy the water" | ||
| splash mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow" | ||
| muck up, mud, muck, mire plaster with mud | ||
| crock soil with or as with crock | ||
| blemish, spot mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- grime (n.)
Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained. - grime (v. t.)
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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grime
grīm, n. ingrained dirt.—v.t. to soil deeply.—adv. Grim′ily.—n. Grim′iness.—adjs. Grim′-looked (Shak.), having a grim or dismal aspect; Grim′y, foul, dirty. [From a Teut. root seen in Dan. grim, soot, Fris. grime, a dark spot on the face.]
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Grime is a genre of urban music which first emerged in London in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, drum and bass, dancehall and hip hop.[1]
Grime music can usually be defined by the beat of the music-130-145 beats per minute, and the strong London accent rapping in a fast and aggressive style.Grime is sometimes associated with dubstep, a similar but largely instrumental genre which also evolved from the early 2000s UK garage scene.
Origins and development.
Grime originated from the UK, mainly in London. Many of the artists found their success in the underground first before gaining mainstream attention.
Examples of the sound can be heard in the late 20th century, with tracks by So Solid Crew, More Fire Crew's "Oi", and Sticky's "Boo" which featured Ms. Dynamite. This indicated the movement of UK Garage away from its R'n'B and hip-hop influences towards darker themes and sounds.
Dizzee Rascal and Wiley(both former Roll Deep members) were possibly the first artists to bring the genre to the media's attention with their two albums "Boy in Da Corner" and"Treddin' On Thin Ice" respectively. Among the first tracks to be recognised as grime were "Eskimo" by Wiley who was the founder of the "Eskibeat" label and "Pulse X" by Musical Mob.
Dizzee Rascal achieved broad critical and commercial acclaim, with Boy in Da Corner eventually winning the 2003 Mercury Music Prize. Grime has received a lot of exposure from television stations including Channel U, Logan Sama's s
