gunk
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gunk
An Americanism dating back to 1932; originally a trademark name for a degreasing solvent
Example Sentences
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And now, to fuel the war effort, the big smokestacks on those big oil refineries were sending out big black plumes of gunk — and that had to be creating the smog, right?
From Los Angeles Times
Smoglandia: The cause of SoCal’s smog is identified and it isn’t the factories spewing black gunk into the sky in support of the war effort.
From Los Angeles Times
What would your hero do if he cut his knee when he climbed Fire Mountain and now it has red lines and yellow gunk and his head feels hot and cloudy?
From Literature
My eyes had a milky film and produced an impressive amount of gunk.
From Literature
He’s underqualified to fly planes or lead science experiments or even dish the gunk.
From Los Angeles Times
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