/ɡʌnd͡ʒ/
OriginFirst attested around 1935–40. Probably an alteration of gunk.
- Ireland, UK, uncountable, usuallyA viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk.
“Have I got trails of gunge on these frills?”
- informal, uncountable, usuallyTholin.
“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.””
- often, with-upTo clog with gunge.
- BritishTo cover with 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”
Formsgunges(plural) · gunges(present, singular, third-person) · gunging(participle, present) · gunged(participle, past) · gunged(past)