Gunge

Quick meaning: Gunge is a noun meaning (UK, Ireland) A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk.

Meaning

(UK, Ireland) A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk.

More Meanings

1. (organic chemistry, informal) Tholin.
2. (often with up) To clog with gunge.
3. (British) To cover with gunge.
4. (British India) Alternative spelling of ganj.
5. (obsolete) Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.

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 […]

Word Forms

• gunges
• gunging
• gunged

Synonyms for gunge

Depending on context, synonyms include goo, goop, grunge, gunk, slime.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include guck, goop, gunk, gloop, glop, gound.

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