guck

variants or gook
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 Take a look: The guck that comes out of what has been classified by INSIDER as an epidermoid cyst seems never-ending. Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2017
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Noun
  • Smaller dinosaurs and other creatures were caught in the mud, unable to escape.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For hallways, mud rooms, kitchen runners, or entryways, jute brings a minimal and bohemian decor aesthetic while also delivering on functionality.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Clippers’ success lately isn’t just stemming from them making games ugly with their defense and slogging through the muck.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Firefighting equipment is far more likely to get stuck or sink in the muck.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The white sand Beach is also a hot spot for surfers and a popular spot for those driving the Road to Hana that’s located at mile 9.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There also are fat bikes designed for sand and snow.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After the sludge is treated in Fort Worth, it is sent to farms in Johnson, Hill and Wise counties.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Haigh confessed to the murders after forensic investigators confirmed the sludge found in his workshop contained human remains, according to The History Press.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Guck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guck. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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