Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guck

/ɡʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: guck
IPA: /ɡʌk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.

noun

An unpleasant sticky substance; goo, gunk.

Slang; Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"As everyone familiar with these things knows, they're sticky on the outside -- and that sticky guck gets on your hands, making everything stick to them!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns Proto-Germanic *gans Old English gōs Middle English gos English goose Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English dū̆ce Middle English doke English duck blend English guck Blend of goose + duck.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Guck

Usage

Inflected Forms

gucks (plural)

Derived Forms

guckling gucky

Frequently Paired Words

swoose

Synonyms

sludge slime goo goop gook gunk muck ooze

Rhymes With

fuck luck stuck truck struck suck duck chuck buck puck tuck snuck

Questions

How do you pronounce guck?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌk/.
What does guck mean?: The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.
Where does guck come from?: It is traced to German.

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