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Gonk vs Gunk - What's the difference?

gonk | gunk |

As nouns the difference between gonk and gunk

is that gonk is a small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops while gunk is (uncountable|informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance.

As verbs the difference between gonk and gunk

is that gonk is to sleep while gunk is to soil or make dirty.

gonk

English

(wikipedia gonk)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops.
  • A stupid or dull person.
  • (UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
  • Synonyms

    * (stupid person) see * (sense, prostitute's client) see

    References

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sleep.
  • (US, slang) To lie; to tell an untruth
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    Anagrams

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    gunk

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable, informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance
  • I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
  • (uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
  • (countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
  • Synonyms

    * goo * goop * gunge

    Derived terms

    * gunk up * degunking

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To soil or make dirty
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