: 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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After all, a dirty brush can redeposit gunk and grime back onto your scalp. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 June 2025 All the trash, pet poop, fertilizer and other gunk is not swept. Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 The idea is to funnel the sludgy gunk through the sleepy beach town and ultimately into a wider regional sewage system. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025 The multi-layer filter helps keep out any bits of food or gunk, and the stainless steel tray is easy to wipe clean and more hygienic than plastic. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 10 June 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 22 Jul. 2025.

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