gunk

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We've railed against the untested and toxic chemicals found in common makeup, but the brushes used to apply the gunk are rarely discussed.

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  • ; Baskets of gunk were thrown out of the entry hole to splat into the mud. —  VANCE MOORE
  • It isn't legal for a man to look that good, she thought, noticing the smudge on his forehead where he'd pushed his hair back from his face with gunk-blackened fingers. —  Storm Watcher Galley
  • After all, it's just water, some creatures are so stupid They'll do you a Savini gunk-dissolve if you sprinkle them with Perrier for chrissakes, whining the whole time, All my evil, my beautiful evil The old priest pockets the coin, gives me a bag of crumbs as a bonus, sits on his steps, hugging himself I feel the need to say something before I leave. —  Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman.
  • Make it more immediate and personal, involving men and women, not jars and gunk, and for God's sake stop lecturing the reader! —  Alien Plot by Piers Anthony
  • By the time we reach the 21st century, with its scenes of belching smokestacks and gushing outflow pipes, rivers and lakes thick with toxic gunk, the score has retreated into endless variations of Philip Glass angst. —  Tyee - Home
 

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  1. After Gunk, a trademark for a degreasing solvent.
 

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