Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunk

/ɡʌŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: gunk
IPA: /ɡʌŋk/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.

Uncountable

noun

An entity with no atomic parts; infinitely divisible.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A member of the gunk subculture.

Countable

verb

To soil or make dirty.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gunks (plural) gunks (present, singular) gunking (participle, present) gunked (participle, past) gunked (past)

Derived Forms

degunk degunking gook gunkhole gunkholing gunkless gunky ungunk

Phrases

eye gunk gamer gunk gunk up

Synonyms

goo goop grime gunge muck befoul slur assoil beclart bedaub bedirty imbrue (especially with blood)

Rhymes With

drunk punk trunk junk sunk funk chunk dunk bunk unc shrunk hunk

Questions

How do you pronounce gunk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌŋk/.
What does gunk mean?: Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
Where does gunk come from?: Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime + funk.

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