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Meaning of Gunk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡʌŋk

Definitions

  1. Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
    informal, uncountable
  2. A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
    uncountable
  3. A member of the gunk subculture.
    countable

Equivalents

Čeština sajrajt
Suomi möhnä moska röhnä tahma töhnä
Français saleté
Italiano sudiciume
Kurdî salete
Português sujeira
Русский грязь
Svenska gegga göra kladd klägg klibb smörja
Türkçe balgam pislik
Українська бруд

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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