Grunge vs Emo - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between grunge and emo

is that grunge is dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean while emo is a particular style of hardcore punk rock.

emotional; sensitive.

a village in Ireland.

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(informal) Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.

:''The cinema floor was covered in grunge deposited by the crowds.

(informal) The state of being filthy; grubbiness.

:''Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge .

A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.

:''Alice liked to wear plaids and ripped jeans, and listen to grunge .

* postgrunge

(wikipedia emo)

A particular style of hardcore punk rock

An individual or group of people associated with that subculture and musical style.

Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional

An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.

A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.

(en adjective)

(often, pejorative) Emotional; sensitive.

(informal, often, pejorative) Depressed.

* 2008 , Vanity Fair (issue 578)

Criticism drapes a black velvet cape across the puddle that interrupts the path to change, to be emo about it.

Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.

* 2007 , James A. Reinking, Robert Von Der Osten, Strategies for successful writing

The one thing everyone agrees on is that they've never encountered a band that claimed to be emo .

* 2012 , Megan Bostic, Never Eighteen

Trevor looks kind of emo , rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time.

* emotard

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