grindie

noun

grindie

noun

Etymology Blend of grime + indie.

1

A style of music that fuses indie and grime music.

  • The whole 'grindie' thing is just bollocks. I hate labelling music. They make up names and throw it to anything.2006, Hip-hop connection, numbers 208-209, page 14:
  • He is known for MCing in grime music, and is also associated with the grindie scene which combines influences from grime, with indie rock.2008, Damien Morgan, Hip Hop Had a Dream, volume 1, page 345:
1 more example
  • Dizzee […] went on to make 'Temptation', creating the first grime-indie track, or 'grindie' as Dizzee calls it[…]2011, Alex Kitts, Dizzee Rascal: Tales from Da Corner:

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