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gunge

gunge

8.8
A thick, sticky, dirty substance that is unpleasant to touch
  • noun
  • /ɡʌndʒ/
  • UK
translation icon : mugre
  • It ain't no easy task to turn all that gunge, that swamp gunge, that Neolithic jet fuel into love of one another.

It ain't no easy task to turn all that gunge, that swamp gunge, that Neolithic jet fuel into love of one another.

Examples

  • The children laughed as they played in the gunge made of slime and glitter at the party.

  • So I get people on the street when they see me, they point at me and they shout gunge that pedo.

  • So I get people in the street when they see me, they point at me and they shout gunge that pedo.

  • She accidentally stepped into a pool of gunge that had formed in the old basement.

  • After the storm, the street was covered in a thick layer of gunge from the muddy rainwater.

Synonyms

goo
vsgunge
59 3.0

A thick sticky substance that is soft and wet

is the same general term without extra nuance
gunk
vsgunge
15 4.6

Thick sticky stuff that is dirty or unpleasant

is the same general term without extra nuance
goop
vsgunge
10 7.5

A thick sticky substance that is often messy

is the same idea but not limited to messiness
glop
vsgunge
  • Informal
5 9.0

A sticky, shapeless lump of wet, unpleasant material

is the same substance but not emphasising shapeless form
gung
vsgunge
  • UK
3 9.9

A sticky, greasy dirt that is hard to remove

is the same sticky substance but without stressing removal difficulty
guck
vsgunge
  • Informal
1 9.5

A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant

is the same general substance but without stressing mess
gunky residue
vsgunge
  • Informal
8.0

A sticky, unpleasant substance that stays on a surface after use

is the same substance but used more generally, not only leftovers

Antonyms

25 3.1

The state of having no dirt or other things mixed in

How Sticky

gunge
  • UK
8.8
gunk
15 4.6
sludge
30 4.8

Surface Forms

gunge singular
gunges plural

Etymology

Gunge is like the word gunk, meaning a thick, sticky, and dirty substance. That's why we call the slimy, unpleasant build-up in pipes or on shoes 'gunge'.