Noun: gunk gúngk
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Any thick, viscous matter
"The mechanic's hands were covered in engine gunk";
- sludge, slime, goo [informal], goop [N. Amer, informal], gook [informal], guck [N. Amer, informal], muck, ooze, gloop [Brit, Cdn, informal]
Derived forms: gunks
Type of: matter
Encyclopedia: Gunk