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degunkify

degunkify verb: to remove a blockage of dirt or grime from.

Verb

degunkify (third-person singular simple present degunkifies, present participle degunkifying, simple past and past participle degunkified)

  1. (humorous, slang) To remove a blockage of dirt or grime from.
    • An aluminum window screen (nonrusting) placed at the bottom of your paint sink makes it easy to degunkify your sink.2007, Chuck Gloman, Rob Napoli, Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 291
    • Even though I spent half the night in the shower to degunkify.2009, Jenny Jones, So Not Happening, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 112

Forms of degunkify

third-person singular presentdegunkifies
present participledegunkifying
past participledegunkified
pastdegunkified

Origin of degunkify

From de- + gunk + -ify.

Words formed from degunkify

Questions about degunkify

What does degunkify mean?
Degunkify means to remove a blockage of dirt or grime from.
What part of speech is degunkify?
Degunkify is a verb.
What is the past tense of degunkify?
The past tense of degunkify is degunkified.

Words near degunkify in the dictionary

  1. degunker
  2. degunkers
  3. degunkification
  4. degunkified
  5. degunkifies
  6. degunkify
  7. degunkifying
  8. degunking
  9. degunks
  10. deguns
  11. degus

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