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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He’s underqualified to fly planes or lead science experiments or even dish the gunk.
From Los Angeles Times
The 34-year-old has 15m followers on TikTok who watch him remove gunk and debris from swimming pools and then use a jet washer to restore them back to their original beauty.
From BBC
Wastewater is filled with human feces, garbage and other gross gunk that carries dangerous disease, and is piped away from our civilization for that reason.
From Salon
She chases a tip down a dark alley leading to a spotless lab where her numbered locker yields tubes of white gunk, syringes of green miracle formula and some easy-to-read instructions.
From Los Angeles Times
To investigate the impact on indoor air quality, scientists study the gunk that builds up with laboratory models of surfaces.
From Science Daily
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