gunge
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gunge1 /ɡʌndʒ/ noun [uncountable] British English informal DIRTYSTICKany substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant 肮脏讨厌的东西,黏糊糊的东西 SYN American English gunk —gungy adjective
Examples from the Corpus
gunge• Tom and Jerry bury frying pans in each other's heads and countless kids presenters throw slimy gunge over each other.• Clean the gunge that is probably beneath these brushes, rub everything clean and return them in the right order.gunge2 verb be gunged up with something British English informalPREVENTDIRTY to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance 被〔肮脏黏糊的东西〕堵塞 The waste pipe is all gunged up. 排污管全堵住了。→ See Verb tableOrigin gunge1 (1900-2000) Perhaps suggesting stickiness, or perhaps from goo + spongegunge1 noungunge2 verbChinese
any that Corpus sticky, substance dirty, unpleasant or is
gunge
gunge1 /ɡʌndʒ/
noun [uncountable] British English informal
SYN gunk American English
—gungy adjective
gunge2
verb
be gunged up with something British English informal to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance:
The waste pipe is all gunged up.
| I |
noun [uncountable] British English informal Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Perhaps suggesting stickiness, or perhaps from goo + sponge
any substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant Origin: Perhaps suggesting stickiness, or perhaps from goo + sponge
SYN gunk American English
—gungy adjective
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verbbe gunged up with something British English informal to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance: