gunk
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4.6
- noun
- /ɡʌŋk/
:
mugre
- We'll scrape the majority of the extra gunk off your teeth.
- wipe the gunk
- black gunk
- clean the gunk
And then you need a little bit of transparent gunk in there.
- And then you need a little bit of transparent gunk in there.
- Yeah, we as clean guys look at all of the gunk and the cake on this wipe.
- How did this come to be where with this gunk around the edges? Because if it was a product that
- They were getting pretty gross, Pretty gross and pretty filled with my skin and makeup gunk.
Examples
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This is dust, dirt, oils, tobacco, all the gunk that sits on the surface.
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So I like to just take a moment to make sure to rub this in, get all that gunk out of there.
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I definitely think that we are all killing ourselves with the gunk in our food and homes.
Blog text (7) -
But for now, just getting this first layer of gunk off is a really big deal.
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The problem is, is this gunk in this bottle going to do it?
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This is about cleaning off gunk.
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What's this gunk on the bottom of the laundry basket?
Fiction book (2001) -
You can see the gunk and gross stuff stuck to the baby's head and neck.
Blog text (4) -
The steam loosens the gunk on my face and in my sinuses.
Blog text (10) -
The jar made his hands stink, and a layer of gunk had accumulated around the rim.
Synonyms
85
1.8
A thick slippery substance that feels wet and sticky
59
3.0
A thick sticky substance that is soft and wet
54
3.7
A wet dirty substance like mud or animal waste
30
4.8
A thick, wet, muddy substance that comes from dirty water
15
2.3
Dirt and soot that make a surface look dirty
10
7.5
A thick sticky substance that is often messy
7
4.0
A thick sticky liquid that is soft and wet
5
9.0
A sticky, shapeless lump of wet, unpleasant material
3
9.9
A sticky, greasy dirt that is hard to remove
1
7.7
A thick sticky substance that is hard to remove
1
9.5
A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant
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, unpleasant substance that stays on a surface after use
A wet, slippery material that feels thick and makes things slide
A sticky, greasy film that stays on a surface after something melts or someone puts it on
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Etymology
Gunk probably began as a short, noisy word for sticky dirt, and that sound helps you picture something thick and messy. A helpful way to remember it is to think of gum, which is sticky, so gunk means 'thick, dirty stuff'.