eye gunk

noun

rheum of the eye; sleep

“I think she is wearing a little too much eye gunk.”

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Meanings

nouneye gunk (uncountable)
  1. colloquialinformaluncountablerheum of the eye; sleep

    I woke up this morning with so much eye gunk on my face.

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    Signs that the eye gunk is something more to be worried about is if the gunk has a pus-like consistency, is a white-gray mucus, is yellow or green, or if your Beagle has unusually red eyes.

    2019, Tracey Squaire, chapter 15, in The Complete Guide to Beagles: Choosing, Housebreaking, Training, Feeding ...
  2. colloquialinformaluncountableeye makeup; eye shadow, mascara

    I think she is wearing a little too much eye gunk.

    1 more example

    "Would you mind not wearing so much eye gunk? Just because you're mad at me. And I hate that yellow dress." "Mavis does her eyes up like a circus clown."

    1963, Dayton Rommel, Cry of Peacocks, page 346

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Bulgarian гу́рели, гу́рли
  • гу́рели (gúreli)rheum of the eye
  • гу́рли (gúrli)rheum of the eye
Hebrew קורי שינה Literally, “sleep-cobwebs”
  • קורי שינה Literally (kore shiná)rheum of the eye
  • “sleep-cobwebs”rheum of the eye
  • לפלוף (liflúf)rheum of the eye
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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