From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgunkgunk1 /ɡʌŋk/ noun [uncountable] American English informal DIRTYSTICKany substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant SYN gunge British English —gunky adjective
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gunk• There was greasy gunk on his lips and his mouth was full of rancid sourness.• There's a bunch of gunk clogging the drain.• If you were expecting the graceful and chaste fluidity of Swan Lake, you would surely have got the right gunk.• The rest of us are up to our elbows in the gunk, digging out the recyclables.gunkgunk2 verb → be gunked up (with something)Origin gunk1 (1900-2000) Gunk, a trademark for a type of soap 