The word for the Chinese boat is of Malay origin. The more common word comes from nautical usage, first reported by the OED as having been used around the time of Columbus, and which meant old rope. Rope in constant use on ships had a tendency to fray and disintegrate, leaving broken ends. These ends, called "junk", could not be used as rope but were collected to be used for a number of other purposes around the ship. Junk took on the figurative meaning of any broken or throwaway article which could be used for another purpose.
Slang has extended the word still further to refer to heroin (hence "junkie", a heroin addict, and later figuratively any addict), and more recently to the male genitalia.
The word has no relation to the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers ( a word which derives from Jung-herr, a young gentleman), as it was in use long before the second world war. This is a fine example of folk etymology.
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
Late Middle English, from a word denoting an old, inferior rope.
It comes from the Greek word lógos.
It came from the Latin word mentula...
The word dungarees come from the Hindi (Indian) word dungri
The English Greek Had the word "junk" (:
it came from a latin word named spongebob
The English Greek Had the word "junk" (:
Another word for junk is garbage or crap.
Junk Yard Junk Food Junk Mail Junk Pile Junk Drawer
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
Junk is originally an English word and is based off another English word, jonk.
you can use it in words like junk yard and junk food
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"Junk Warrior" comes in the Starter Deck 2009.
The word Junk comes from the name Junkers, a German aircraft manufacture. Before ww2 Junk yards were called salvage yards or wreck yards. Junkers were less sought out after at the end of the war by the allies for transport back to their respective countries, for study because of their common features.(Messershmidt and Folk wolf is what they were looking for) Hence "hey sargent!!! what kind of wrecked aircraft is that?? a me 109? no!!! its one of them junks....
I want to get rid of my junk. How do I get rid of all this junk?