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 Sense of Luxor treatment includes a detoxifying mud or nourishing chocolate wrap, followed by a reflexology sessions and a relaxing aromatherapy massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • On Monday, Greg Ewing was among some 200 community members who used shovels and skid steers to remove the mud in Bradner’s neighborhood.
    — Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The devolution of an image into melty sludge isn’t a new idea for book covers, but is used to great effect here.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Tanks full of radioactive sludge exposed him to at least 48 potentially hazardous chemicals.
    — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Guck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guck. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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