junk food

noun

1

: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content

2

: something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value

video junk food

Examples of junk food in a Sentence

worrying about kids eating too much junk food

eating too many junk foods

Recent Examples on the Web

Far from the rolling hot dogs and junk food of yore, Busdieker said quality food at convenience stores – like brisket sandwiches at Buc-ee's or fresh-baked bread at Wawa – helps meet the demand for mini-luxuries. —Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Hungry pregnant woman choosing from pizza, salad and eating pasta, having desire for junk food, sitting in kitchen. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025

If junk food for the brain existed, these videos might be it. —Laura Edelson, Scientific American, 16 June 2025

Jillian Michaels debunks popular weight-loss myth Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss America's obesity problem being linked to carbs and the push to eliminate junk food from food stamp benefits. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for junk food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

junk food

noun

: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional value