guck

[guhk, goo k]

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noun Informal.

slime or oozy dirt: the guck in a stagnant pond.

any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance: a can of guck to patch the roof.

Also gook.

Origin of guck

1945–50; perhaps blend of goo and muck

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Related Words for guck

muck, sludge, gunk, slush, crud, ooze, gook, glop, yuck

Examples from the Web for guck

Historical Examples of guck

When this guck gets out into the air it hardens like cement.
The Native Soil
Alan Edward Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for guck

guck

noun

slimy matter; gunk

Word Origin for guck

C20: perhaps a blend of goo and muck

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