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guck

guck

1 9.5
A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant
  • noun
  • /ɡʌk/
  • Informal
translation icon : sustancia pegajosa
  • - I'm up to my knees in guck!

Examples

  • After the rain, the yard was filled with guck that was hard to walk through.

  • I'm gonna try to get this guck off my shoe.

  • There is a tremendous build-up of guck all over them.

  • This... guck?

  • Be careful you don't get any of that guck on your sweater. Let me comb your hair before your old man gets here; it's stinking up in the back.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I stepped in a puddle of guck and now my shoes are ruined.

  • The garage was full of old, sticky guck that needed to be cleaned out.

Synonyms

slime
vsguck
85 1.8

A thick slippery substance that feels wet and sticky

covers sticky messes broadly, not only slippery textures
goo
vsguck
59 3.0

A thick sticky substance that is soft and wet

is similar but often highlights unpleasant or messy nature
muck
vsguck
54 3.7

A wet dirty substance like mud or animal waste

is more general and not limited to dirty biological waste
sludge
vsguck
30 4.8

A thick, wet, muddy substance that comes from dirty water

is wider, covering any messy viscous material not only waste
gunk
vsguck
15 4.6

Thick sticky stuff that is dirty or unpleasant

is the general viscous messy substance term not always dirty
goop
vsguck
10 7.5

A thick sticky substance that is often messy

is the general viscous thing, not focused on sloppiness
ooze
vsguck
7 4.0

A thick sticky liquid that is soft and wet

focuses more on messy or unpleasant solids as well as liquids
glop
vsguck
  • Informal
5 9.0

A sticky, shapeless lump of wet, unpleasant material

is the general term for viscous messy material rather than shape
gook
vsguck
  • US
1 7.7

A thick sticky substance that is hard to remove

is used more when the substance seems unpleasant or messy
gunge
vsguck
  • UK
8.8

A thick, sticky, dirty substance that is unpleasant to touch

is broader and can mean any messy viscous material
4.5

A wet, slippery material that feels thick and makes things slide

is the broader messy substance term regardless of oiliness
grot
vsguck
  • Slang
9.9

Dirty mess or rubbish that makes a place unpleasant

focuses on viscous messy materials rather than general filth

How Thick

tar
65 4.1
sludge
30 4.8
guck
  • Informal
1 9.5
goo
59 3.0
slime
85 1.8
syrup
203 1.0
water
1.0

Surface Forms

guck singular
gucks plural

Etymology

Guck names a thick, 'sticky' or dirty substance. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the similar words gunk and goo, which also mean messy, sticky material, so guck is an informal word for that kind of unpleasant mess.