Guck

//ɡʌk// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck
  2. 2
    An unpleasant sticky substance; goo, gunk. slang, uncountable

    "As everyone familiar with these things knows, they're sticky on the outside -- and that sticky guck gets on your hands, making everything stick to them!"

  3. 3
    any thick, viscous matter wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms
googookgoopgunkmuckooze

Example

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"As everyone familiar with these things knows, they're sticky on the outside -- and that sticky guck gets on your hands, making everything stick to them!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of goose + duck.

Etymology 2

Blend of goo + muck?

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Guck or Gück.

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