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   junk

   /dʒʌŋk/

   noun

   • 1. old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value: informal "the cellars are full of junk"
   • ▪ worthless writing, talk, or ideas: "I can't write this kind of junk"
   • ▪ a person's belongings: "I only have an hour to get all my junk together"
   • ▪ junk bonds: "he invested in junk"
   • 2. heroin: informal "you do anything for junk—cheat, lie, steal"
   • 3. the lump of oily fibrous tissue in a sperm whale's head, containing spermaceti.
   • 4. a man's genitals. vulgar slang US

   verb

   • 1. discard or abandon unceremoniously: informal "sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. junk1 (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • K

     5

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