GRIME, GRIMY
ADJECTIVES
► GRABBY dirty, grimy, filthy, grubby → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GRIMMY grimy, dirty → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GRUNDY dirty, shabby, grimy, filthy, disgusting; disreputable, unpleasant → 1966 Amer. sl.
► GRUNGED-OUT filthy, dirty, grimy → 1986 Amer. sl.
► GRUNGY grimy, dirty; hence, of poor quality, unappealing; unpleasant, bad; untidy → 1965 sl., chiefly Amer.
► PUGGY damp and sticky from perspiration; clammy, sweaty, dirty, grimy → 1790 Eng. dial.
► SCRUNGY grimy, shabby → 1974 sl., chiefly US
► SMOTRY smutty, grimy → c1407 obs.
► SMUGGY grimy, smutty → 1518 obs.
NOUNS
► GOONK dirt; slime; oily grime; muck → 1932 Amer. sl.
► GRUNGE dirt, grime → 1965 US sl.
► SCHMOOTZ dirt, dust, grease, or grime → Brit. sl.
► SCHMUTZ dirt, dirty material, grime, grease, filth, dust → 1968 sl.
► SMUTCH soot, smut, grime, dirt → 1791
NOUNS – PERSON
► GRIMMET a grimy or dirty person → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SMEECHER a person who makes something dirty or grimy → 1611 obs.
VERBS
► GRIMBLE to make grimy or dirty → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SMAD to cover with dirt or grime; to stain, to discolour → a1525 Sc.