What (who) is Gunk - definition
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Gunk (disambiguation)
Gunk
Another name for margarine, based on the fact it's a bunch of chemicals.
Pass the gunk.
Pass the gunk.
gunk
You use gunk to refer to any soft sticky substance, especially if it is unpleasant. (INFORMAL)
= gunge
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gunk
¦ noun informal an unpleasantly sticky or messy substance.
Origin
1930s (orig. US): the proprietary name of a detergent.
Wikipedia
Gunk
Gunk may refer to:
- Gunge, or gunk, an unspecific greasy, filthy substance
- Gunk (mereology), the term in mereology for any whole whose parts all have further proper parts
- Gunk, a Belgian television program and monthly magazine
- Gunk, a line of automotive maintenance products produced by the Radiator Specialty Company
- Shawangunk Ridge, often referred to as "the Gunks"
- Gunk, a character in the comic strip Curtis
Pronunciation examples for Gunk
1. you're cleaning out the gunk.
Pause - Powerfully Taking Breaks _ Rachael O'Meara _ Talks at Google
2. turning that gunk into crude oil
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3. environment, not just the parts where there’d
been irritating gunk.
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4. had a lot of dirt and gunk in the air.
How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction _ Annalee Newitz _ Talks at Google
5. that I've read that uses terms like "stubborn gunk."
The Design and Engineering of Curiosity _ Emily Lakdawalla _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Gunk
1. Biodiesel turned this into gunk, which entered the fuel filter.
2. He‘s not from another planet, or filled with radioactive gunk.
3. Soaring temperatures and a lack of wind conspire with gunk–spewing traffic to foul the air.
4. It is a thick, green gunk that contains sevruga extracts and spirulina algae, hence the colour.
5. Jagger is cold and closed, but Wyman‘s history pours out like so much gunk.