A grunger is a member of a UK youth subculture of '00s.
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2 music 3 clothes 4 attitude 5 relations |
explanation
Grungers are not an organisation or other affiliation. Rather, they're a group of people connected by a common taste in music, clothes, shared interests, values etc. Most are under 20. In this was they can be compared to hippies or mods - however note the grungers are not similar in style to either of these earlier movments.
music
Grungers get their name from the Grunge music genre of the early '90s. Today the deities of Grunge such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam are still core Grunger territory, but many other genres are also generally considered 'Grunger music'. These include: Punk rock, Emo, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, and possibly Goth.
clothes
The Grunger style is almost painfully mis-reported in the popular press. In truth it is defined by: 'skater jeans' and other baggy, hard-wearing jeans; baggy, hooded tops, often one solid colour with a bold logo/design - no zips; silver or black-coloured metal jewellery, chains etc.