variants or gook
Definition of gucknext
as in mud
soft wet earth don't walk on that clean floor with guck on your shoes

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Recent Examples of guck The water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck. — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022 Rachael’s radical hypothesis is that menstruation is necessary to flush out bacteria and guck that enter women’s bodies along with sperm during intercourse. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019
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Noun
  • The Hummer was found caked with mud, which Parker’s mother and sister said earlier this year was unusual and not from the driveway of the home that Parker shared with her mother.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Neeley said the floodwaters were receding but left mud and silt, much of which has been contaminated with sewage because of failures at waste plants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Tanks full of radioactive sludge exposed him to at least 48 potentially hazardous chemicals.
    — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators have also removed drums containing an oily, sludge-like material from the property and have investigated the home for signs of wet cremation, when a mix of chemicals are used to break down human remains.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Guck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guck. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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