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guck

/ɡʌk/

guck noun: the hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.

Noun (1)

guck (plural gucks)

  1. The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.

Noun (2)

guck (uncountable)

  1. (slang) An unpleasant sticky substance; goo, gunk.
    • As everyone familiar with these things knows, they're sticky on the outside -- and that sticky guck gets on your hands, making everything stick to them!1996, Carole Marsh, Vermont History!, page 59

Proper noun capitalized: Guck

Guck (plural Gucks)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of guck

Noun
pluralgucks
Proper noun
pluralGucks

Origin of guck

Blend of goose + duck.

English guck A blend of goo and possibly muck.

Borrowed from German Guck or Gück.

Words formed from guck

Questions about guck

What does guck mean?
Guck means the hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.
What part of speech is guck?
Guck can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce guck?
Guck is pronounced /ɡʌk/.
What is the plural of guck?
The plural of guck is gucks.

Words near guck in the dictionary

  1. Gucci socialists
  2. Guccione
  3. Gucciones
  4. Guccis
  5. Gucheng
  6. guck
  7. guckier
  8. guckiest
  9. guckling
  10. gucklings
  11. gucks

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