Dictionary

junk food en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, informal, uncountable) Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on.
   • The episode begins with a lifetime of junk food, beer and no exercise catching up with Homer in the form of painful heart contractions. 2012 June 17, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Homer’s Triple Bypass” (season 4, episode 11; originally aired 12/17/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • Junk foods and fast foods such as pizzas, hot dogs, doughnuts, cookies, cakes, and so on increase inflammation, promote insulin resistance, and increase the risk of diabetes and obesity. 2018, Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain, →ISBN, page 82:

Forms

Coordinates

health food

Relateds

empty calories · comfort food · fast food

Synonyms

unfood

Translations (65)

nl vulvoer (food with little or no nutritional value) · ga mearbhia (food with little or no nutritional value) · lv nepilnvērtīga barība (food with little or no nutritional value) · nl junkfood (food with little or no nutritional value) · cs bufetová strava (food with little or no nutritional value) · ca menjar porqueria (food with little or no nutritional value) · tr abur cubur (food with little or no nutritional value) · de Schundessen (food with little or no nutritional value) · yue 垃圾食物 (food with little or no nutritional value) · el έτοιμο ανθυγιεινό φαγητό (food with little or no nutritional value) · he זלולת (food with little or no nutritional value) · ca menjar escombraria (food with little or no nutritional value) · de Fraß (food with little or no nutritional value) · ru нездоро́вая пи́ща (food with little or no nutritional value) · nn søppelmat (food with little or no nutritional value) · fr junk-food (food with little or no nutritional value) · it cibi preconfezionati (food with little or no nutritional value) · it cibo spazzatura (food with little or no nutritional value) · pt besteira (food with little or no nutritional value) · id makanan sampah (food with little or no nutritional value) · sv skräpmat (food with little or no nutritional value) · mi kai paraurehe (food with little or no nutritional value) · cmn 垃圾食物 (food with little or no nutritional value) · da junkfood (food with little or no nutritional value) · cy bwyd diwerth (food with little or no nutritional value) · id hanya makanan kecil (food with little or no nutritional value) · pl śmieciowe jedzenie (food with little or no nutritional value) · fi roskaruoka (food with little or no nutritional value) · it cibo poco sano (food with little or no nutritional value) · nb søppelmat (food with little or no nutritional value) · he זְלֹלֶת (food with little or no nutritional value) · et rämpstoit (food with little or no nutritional value) · ko 정크푸드 (food with little or no nutritional value) · ja ジャンクフード (food with little or no nutritional value) · yue 垃圾食品 (food with little or no nutritional value) · cmn 垃圾食品 (food with little or no nutritional value) · th อาหารขยะ (food with little or no nutritional value) · hy ջանկ-ֆուդ (food with little or no nutritional value) · fr malbouffe (food with little or no nutritional value) · cy bwyd sothach (food with little or no nutritional value) · ru неполноценная пища (food with little or no nutritional value) · ru джанк-фу́д (food with little or no nutritional value) · he גַּ׳אנְק פוּד (food with little or no nutritional value) · is hnasl (food with little or no nutritional value) · it porcherie (food with little or no nutritional value) · eu zabor-janari (food with little or no nutritional value) · es comida basura (food with little or no nutritional value) · de Junkfood (food with little or no nutritional value) · fa هلهخوراک (food with little or no nutritional value) · pt comida que não é saudável (food with little or no nutritional value) · mk нездрава храна (food with little or no nutritional value) · hu szemétkaja (food with little or no nutritional value) · ru пусты́е кало́рии (food with little or no nutritional value) · kea fatióta (food with little or no nutritional value) · kw boos atal (food with little or no nutritional value) · bg джънк фуд (food with little or no nutritional value) · no usunnmat (food with little or no nutritional value) · hy անառողջ սնունդ (food with little or no nutritional value) · ru тяжёлая пища (food with little or no nutritional value) · es chucherías (food with little or no nutritional value) · es comida chatarra (food with little or no nutritional value) · nl troepvoedsel (food with little or no nutritional value) · pt tranqueira (food with little or no nutritional value) · de ungesundes Essen (food with little or no nutritional value) · cs nezdravá strava (food with little or no nutritional value)