: filthy, sticky, or greasy matter
gunky adjective

Examples of gunk in a Sentence

The engine was all full of gunk. I need to wipe this gunk off my hands.
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Remove and rinse off gunk from the filter in the kitchen sink, then soak it in hot, soapy water for 10 minutes. Wipe the filter area of your washer clean with paper towels to remove grit and sand, or vacuum it with a wet vac if needed. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2025 This helps push through any gunk stuck in the pipes. Kaity Kline, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025 What you're left with is a mass of sticky gunk which slowly thickens and then dries out, creating what the expert says is a rock-solid clog. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025 The non-drying, see-through patches are packed with hydrocolloids to draw out gunk from your blemishes and keep you from picking, pinching, and making every aspect of your breakout 100 times worse. Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gunk

Word History

Etymology

from Gunk, trademark for a cleaning solvent

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gunk was in 1943

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“Gunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunk. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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