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Meaning of gunge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ɡʌnd͡ʒ/

Definitions

  1. A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk.
    Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually
  2. Alternative spelling of ganj.
    British, India, alt-of, alternative
  3. Tholin.
    informal, uncountable, usually

Examples

“Have I got trails of gunge on these frills?”
“They call this solid material tholin (after the Greek word for muddy), but it seems likely that chemists will continue to call this rather familiar material “gunge.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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