gunk
verbEtymology Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.
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To soil or make dirty.
gunk
noun/ɡʌŋk/
Etymology Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.
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Informal Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
- I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
- Don't get gunk on me. I took a bath last Saturday and I'm all clean.1989 May 18, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
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A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
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Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences An entity with no atomic parts; infinitely divisible.
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A member of the gunk subculture.