guck

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Blend of goose +‎ duck.

Noun[edit]

guck (plural gucks)

  1. The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck
Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Blend of goo +‎ muck?

Noun[edit]

guck (uncountable)

  1. (slang) An unpleasant sticky substance; goo, gunk.
    • 1996, Carole Marsh, Vermont History!, page 59:
      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!
References[edit]
  • Tony Thorne (2014) “guck”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  []: Bloomsbury

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡʊk/
    • (northern Germany) IPA(key): /kʊk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊk

Verb[edit]

guck

  1. singular imperative of gucken