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Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhngk
Phonetic Transcription : gʌŋk



Definition of gunk

Origin :
  • 1949, "viscous substance," American English, apparently from Gunk, trademark for a thick liquid soap patented 1932 by A.F. Curran Co. of Malden, Mass.
  • As in mire : noun muck, morass
  • As in ooze : noun liquid emitted
  • As in sediment : noun solid residue from liquid solution
  • As in slime : noun muck, gelled waste
  • As in sludge : noun mud
  • As in bond : noun binder or fastener
  • As in soot : noun carbon
  • As in muck : noun messy substance
  • As in cement : noun gluing, binding material
  • As in handcuff : noun bond
  • As in vinculum : noun bond
  • As in dirt : noun grime, impurity
  • As in glue : noun adhesive
  • As in goo : noun sticky substance
  • As in grime : noun dirt
Example sentences :
  • Gunk; a 'take in,' a 'sell'; as a verb, to 'take in,' to cheat.
  • Extract from : « English As We Speak It in Ireland » by P. W. Joyce
  • Alive or dead, the gunk was the most powerful desiccant I'd ever heard of.
  • Extract from : « The Water Eater » by Win Marks
  • "Gunk" is the poor makeshift that must be employed to indicate it.
  • Extract from : « Penrod and Sam » by Booth Tarkington
  • Penrod uttered one half-hearted "Gunk" as he turned in at his own gate.
  • Extract from : « Penrod and Sam » by Booth Tarkington
  • I've been fighting this cowlick ever since I've been a kid—stocking caps, gunk, the works.
  • Extract from : « The Romantic Analogue » by W.W. Skupeldyckle
  • "Gunk" and "chaw" are the Scots for a bitter and envious disappointment which shows itself in face and eyes.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown
  • "Hope that gunk they used to monkey up my complexion doesn't sweat out," he told himself.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole

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