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gunk

noun
/ɡʌŋk/

Etymology

Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.

  1. derived from fumigo
  2. derived from fūmicāre
  3. compounded as gunk — “grime + funk”

Definitions

  1. Grime, dirt, slime

    Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

    • I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
    • Don't get gunk on me. I took a bath last Saturday and I'm all clean.

  2. A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture…

    A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.

  3. A member of the gunk subculture.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To soil or make dirty.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gunk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA