Kat Graham

My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been a grind; it's been grimy - it hasn't been a pretty process. It's left me crying, you know, on the carpet in my tiny apartment with, like, no money. But it's been worth it, it's my passion, my dream, it's what I love to do.

American Actress

W. E. B. Du Bois

St. Louis sprawls where mighty rivers meet - as broad as Philadelphia, but three stories high instead of two, with wider streets and dirtier atmosphere, over the dull-brown of wide, calm rivers. The city overflows into the valleys of Illinois and lies there, writhing under its grimy cloud.

American Writer

Jonas Armstrong

The first time I've actually filmed in London, the locations we've all had have been real inner city, grimy urban places which has been great. Filming here, you've got everything on your doorstep, so when you've got time off, you can go into town, so I've really enjoyed it.

Irish Actor

George Packer

Whether as victim, demon, or hero, the industrial worker of the past century filled the public imagination in books, movies, news stories, and even popular songs, putting a grimy human face on capitalism while dramatizing the social changes and conflicts it brought.

American Novelist

Joan Smalls

I always remember my mom saying she wanted a son, so I basically filled that position, like, being outside and always having dirt underneath my nails. I was never afraid of getting dirty and grimy.

Puerto Rican Model

I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it's a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers - whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there's nothing wrong with that.

American Musician

Awkwafina

I'm torn between wanting to connect with what I grew up with and what's available, living in Brooklyn. I don't have a grimy supermarket that decapitates frogs' heads nearby.

Kano

Grime don't mean nothing, we never called it grime. It's just a word someone associated with us. I wouldn't say all my music's grimy.

British Musician

Yelawolf

Where I'm from is like 'Hustle & Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music.

Cole Sprouse

We went all dark and grimy for 'Riverdale.

American Actor

Refers to actual dirt, suggests lack of physical cleanliness or exposure to pollution.

Physical Cleanliness

Often associated with jobs or tasks involving physical work that can make someone dirty.

Manual Labor

Suggests a negative, unkempt appearance, often evoking a sense of neglect.

Negative Connotation

Suggests unethical or dishonest behavior, often in business or politics.

Moral Impurity

Used metaphorically to imply something is tainted, not physically dirty.

Symbolic Dirt

In literature, used to contrast purity or innocence with corruption or deceit.

Literary Contrast

 was blood and it was busy it was grimy and we wanted to introduce some of that which I don't feels ever really been seen before I think was some very brave casting decisions taken us fulfill my think house is a fantastic Jesus he's he's he's he brings so much passion he's

Behind the Production PIPE...

 The dishwasher wasn't working properly, it's spitting out dirty dishes. The kitchen area is dirty and grimy. And compared to their experience at McDonald's that's clean and organized, they could see the stark difference.

The business case for...

 Carrying a baby, she headed for the nearest village to beg for food. She approached a magnificent mansion, but the mistress of the house took one look at her grimy clothes

The Egyptian myth of...

 my craggy grimy surface yields no fertile bouncy yay I am now ill-fated and hard lot yet there was a time when vast oceans rippled on the opaque skies

Grimy