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gunk

[guhngk] / gʌŋk /














NOUN
soot
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To deal with any remaining sticky or dried-on gunk, I do a simple two-pass wipe-down.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Bringing it all to a head: a civil trial began last week in a federal court where Elon Musk was trying to oust Altman, his former partner, and gunk up OpenAI’s going-public ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

He’s underqualified to fly planes or lead science experiments or even dish the gunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

In the past she's sent samples of the "gunk" away to be tested.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

He was drenched by buckets of yellow glop, white sludge, and chunky green gunk.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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