different between gunk vs degunker

English

Etymology

Apparently from Gunk, trademark name for a liquid soap; perhaps taken as a blend of grime +? funk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Noun

gunk (countable and uncountable, plural gunks)

1. (uncountable, informal) Dirt or grime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

   I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.

2. (uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
3. (countable) A member of the gunk subculture.

Synonyms

• goo
• goop
• gunge
• muck
• grime

Derived terms

• gunk up
• degunk
• degunking

Translations

Verb

gunk (third-person singular simple present gunks, present participle gunking, simple past and past participle gunked)

1. To soil or make dirty

Anagrams

• !Kung, Kung, ?Kung

English

Etymology

degunk +? -er

Noun

degunker (plural degunkers)

1. (informal) Something that removes gunk.
   • 2005, Wayne Palaia, Christina Palaia, Degunking Microsoft Office

     The Disk Defragmenter utility (see Figure 3-5) is a degunker's friend, enabling your computer to consolidate fragmented files and gain more efficient access to your folder system.