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gunk

noun \ˈgəŋk\

: material that is dirty, sticky, or greasy

Full Definition of GUNK

:  filthy, sticky, or greasy matter
— gunky \ˈgəŋ-kē\ adjective
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Origin of GUNK

from Gunk, trademark for a cleaning solvent
First Known Use: 1943

Related to GUNK

Synonyms
crud, dirt, grime, filth, muck, smut, soil

Rhymes with GUNK

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, hunk, junk, monk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk
GUNKY Defined for Kids

gunk

noun \ˈgəŋk\

Definition of GUNK for Kids

:  a dirty, greasy, or sticky substance
— gunky \ˈgəŋ-kē\ adjective

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