Dirt vs Gunk - What's the difference?
dirt | gunk |
soil or earth
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance
Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person; gossip
Meanness; sordidness.
* Melmoth
In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
(uncountable, informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance
(uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
(countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
As nouns the difference between dirt and gunk
is that dirt is soil or earth while gunk is dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance.As verbs the difference between dirt and gunk
is that dirt is to make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty while gunk is to soil or make dirty.As an acronym DIRT
is Deposit Interest Retention Taxdirt
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en-noun)- The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.
- honours thrown away upon dirt and infamy
Derived terms
* dirt bike * dirt nap * dirty * do someone dirtgunk
English
Noun
- I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.