gunky residue
- noun
- Informal
:
residuo pegajoso
- She used a special cleaner to remove the gunky residue from the bathtub.
Examples
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Old stickers often leave gunky residue on glass surfaces.
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The blender was covered in a layer of gunky residue after making the smoothie.
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There was a thick gunky residue on the kitchen counter.
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I found gunky residues in the bottom of the old pot.
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Old stickers often leave gunky residue on glass surfaces.
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She used a special cleaner to remove the gunky residue from the bathtub.
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The blender was covered in a layer of gunky residue after making the smoothie.
Synonyms
148
4.1
A small amount left on something after most is removed
15
4.6
Thick sticky stuff that is dirty or unpleasant
3
9.9
A sticky, greasy dirt that is hard to remove
1
5.4
A thick glue-like substance that clings to things and makes a mess
1
3.7
A dirty, greasy stain or spill that is hard to clean
A thick, sticky, dirty substance that is unpleasant to touch
A sticky, dirty substance
A sticky, greasy film that stays on a surface after something melts or someone puts it on
How Sticky
- Informal
148
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gunky' describes an unpleasant sticky coating and 'residue' denotes a remaining substance, so together they predictably mean a sticky/unpleasant remnant. This adjective+noun construction follows normal English composition patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Gunky residue comes from the clear picture of sticky stuff left after something is removed, like glue an old sticker leaves on glass. The word gunky suggests soft, sticky dirt and residue is what stays behind, so together they mean 'a sticky or unpleasant substance left behind'.