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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.
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What is the origin for the word junk?
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
What origin is the word junk?
Late Middle English, from a word denoting an old, inferior rope.
Where did the word logo come from?
It comes from the Greek word lógos.
Where did the word man come from?
It came from the Latin word mentula...
Where did word Aztec come from?
From Aztlán (White Land), an allusion to their origins, probably in Northern Mexico.
What does the language junk come from?
The English Greek Had the word "junk" (:
Where did the word junk come from?
it came from a latin word named spongebob
What language does the word junk from?
The English Greek Had the word "junk" (:
Another word for junk?
Another word for junk is garbage or crap.
Name a 2-word term that starts with junk?
Junk Yard Junk Food Junk Mail Junk Pile Junk Drawer
What is the origin for the word junk?
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
What country does the word 'junk' comes from?
Junk is originally an English word and is based off another English word, jonk.
How do you use the word junk in a sentence?
you can use it in words like junk yard and junk food
Is junk a swear word?
No
Which language does the word junk come from?
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....
What pack does junk warrior come in?
"Junk Warrior" comes in the Starter Deck 2009.
Why are boats called a junk?
The type of Chinese sailing boat called a 'junk' derives its name from the Portugese 'junco' which came from the Malay 'jong', which is thought to come from the Javanese 'djong'. The word 'junk' in this sense has been used in English since at least the fourteenth century and probably earlier.
