gunk

n. Informal
A thick greasy substance.

[After Gunk, a trademark for a degreasing solvent.]

(gungk)

noun
Any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation.

Etymology
Originally a trademark name for a degreasing solvent.

Usage
"`I carry a bottle wherever I go,' the 25-year-old said Tuesday while on the job at Gold's Gym in Westport. `It's so portable, and you never know what gunk is in those water pipes.'" — David Klepper, Dental group says bottled water can lack fluoride, Kansas City Star, Jun 21, 2000.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any thick messy substance
  Synonyms: sludge, slime, goo, gook, guck, muck, ooze

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - snavs fra gaden, skidt, smørelse, fyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
smurrie, lijm (als drug gesnoven)

Français (French)
n. - magma répugnant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schmiere

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) βρομιές, γλίτσες

Italiano (Italian)
porcheria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - substância (f) suja, limosa ou gordurosa, marca (f) de sabão líquido

Русский (Russian)
липкая жижа, общее название для моющих средств

Español (Spanish)
n. - mugre, porquería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smörja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
污秽粘滑的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 污穢粘滑的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 찐득찐득한 것, 화장품, 분말 식품, 녀석

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ぬるぬるしたもの, 化粧品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة دبقه قذرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומר סמיך, דביק או מלוכלך, איכזב, הונה‬

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