gunk
English
Etymology
Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʌŋk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋk
Noun
gunk (countable and uncountable, plural gunks)
- (uncountable, informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance
- I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
- (uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
- (countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
Synonyms
- goo
- goop
- gunge
- muck
- grime
Derived terms
- gunk up
- degunking
Translations
dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance
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Verb
gunk (third-person singular simple present gunks, present participle gunking, simple past and past participle gunked)
- To soil or make dirty
Anagrams
- !Kung, Kung, ǃKung