Gunge

/ɡʌnd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

(obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.
2. (UK, Ireland) A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk.
3. (organic chemistry, informal) Tholin.
4. (often with up) To clog with gunge.
5. (British) To cover with gunge.
6. (British India) Alternative spelling of ganj.

Example Sentences

Have I got trails of gunge on these frills?

They call this solid material tholin (after the Greek word for muddy), but it seems likely that chemists will continue to call this rather familiar material “gunge.”

I've been gunged on children's TV, hung out with some actors off that soap Dad used to watch, done a photoshoot for a major highstreet fashion outlet and now here we are on the red carpet, outside the cinema in Leicester Square […]

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• gunges
• gunging
• gunged

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