gunk en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɡʌŋk/
Etymology
Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
Don't get gunk on me. I took a bath last Saturday and I'm all clean.
1989 May 18, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
- (uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
- (countable, uncountable) An entity with no atomic parts; infinitely divisible.
- (countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gunks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gunky · gamer gunk · gook · degunking · gunkhole · degunk · gunkholing · ungunk · gunkless · eye gunk · gunk up
Synonyms
gunge · goo · muck · goop · grime
Translations (30)
tr pislik (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · tr yağlı/yapışkan madde (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · ru грязь (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · fi töhnä (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · fi moska (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · de Dreck (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · es suciedad (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · cs sajrajt (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · sv smörja (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · tr balgam (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · sv gegga (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · de Schmodder (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · de Schmiere (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · pt sujeira (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · es pringue (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · es mugre (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · nb guffe (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · sv kladd (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · es porquería (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · es tizne (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · bg лепкав отпадък (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · nb smørje (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · de Schmutz (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · cs maglajz (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · fr saleté (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · de Schleim (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · uk бруд (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · it sudiciume (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · cs sliz (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance) · es cochambre (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance)