grime

/ษกษนaษชm/

IPA: /G R AY1 M/

noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œUnderneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.โ€

  2. 2

    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
  1. 1

    To begrime; to cake with dirt.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grime