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Synonyms

guck

American  
[guhk, gook] / gʌk, gʊk /

noun

Informal.
  1. slime or oozy dirt.

    the guck in a stagnant pond.

  2. any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance.

    a can of guck to patch the roof.


guck British  
/ ɡʌk, ɡʊk /

noun

  1. slimy matter; gunk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of guck

1945–50; perhaps blend of goo and muck


Example Sentences

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Stretches and meditation come first, followed by swilling oil in her mouth for several minutes “to clean out all the guck and detoxify teeth and gums”.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2020

Santa Barbara's mission-style historical district was a waist-deep gumbo of guck.

From Time Magazine Archive

The scene might have been an outtake from Creature from the Black Lagoon: a lone figure stumbles from the water covered in yellow guck and with a swollen eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such things are the real stuff, and any smart five-year-old can distinguish them from the cyclamate guck of late Disney.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Mom’s cooking and her hands are full of guck, but she says can Georges stay for dinner?”

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

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