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
  • In a reply to another comment, the U.S. Geological Survey explained that the eruption appeared dark in color due to mud that had settled at the bottom of the pool.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
  • The absence of snow and permafrost posed serious risks to the sled dogs, including potential injuries from mud and exposed terrain.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Given her past record of almost never getting into the muck of rumors around her personal life, the latter speculations make better sense.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Garfield, 41, and Barbaro, 34, walked side-by-side barefoot on the sand as the Complete Unknown Oscar nominee carried her dog in her arms with a cone around his neck.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • The residence sits right on the sand with endless views across the water, and, during the high season, rental charges include a complimentary beach setup every morning, with chairs and umbrellas.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Reichardt’s previous films, such as her retro Westerns Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow, have tended towards sludge and shadows, but her competition closer opens with the golden leaves of a New England fall, slightly faded to the paler golds of an Ektachrome postcard of the era.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
  • Add the bark powder, which turns into DMT-laden sludge.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025

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“Guck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guck. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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