gunk

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡʌŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋk

gunk (countable and uncountable, plural gunks)

1. (uncountable, informal) Dirt or grime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

   I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.

   • 1989 May 18, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):

     Don't get gunk on me. I took a bath last Saturday and I'm all clean.

2. (uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
3. (countable) A member of the gunk subculture.

• goo
• goop
• gunge
• muck
• grime

gunk (third-person singular simple present gunks, present participle gunking, simple past and past participle gunked)

1. To soil or make dirty

• !Kung, Kung