Definition of "grimy" in English

adjective

1. Stained or covered with grime.

2. (music) From the urban musical genre called grime.

3. (slang) Morally corrupt, malicious, vile, or selfish; base or dirty; rotten.

   • When I was 18 I was grimy af. I wouldn't share my food with you even if you were starving and about to die.

4. (slang, hip-hop) Of a beat or song, darkly atmospheric; having affinities with the style of the East Coast hip hop of the 90s, especially that of New York.