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

This paired with junk food can contribute to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and even sleep apnea, a disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly pause or become shallow during sleep. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

Read: ‘Shallow Hal’ and the never-ending fat joke Among Lost’s most degrading tropes was Hurley’s obsession with junk food. —Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024

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Gas stations with nothing but junk food and dirty restrooms. —Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

junk food

noun

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