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junk·er

   [juhng-ker]
noun Slang.
a car that is old, worn out, or in bad enough repair to be scrapped.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism, for an earlier sense; junk1 + -er1

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speech or writing that is false or worthless; rubbish
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Jun·ker

   [yoong-ker]
noun
1.
a member of a class of aristocratic landholders, especially in East Prussia, strongly devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, from among whom the German military forces recruited a large number of its officers.
2.
a young German, especially Prussian, nobleman.
3.
a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded, haughty, and overbearing.
Origin:
1545–55; < German; Old High German junchērro, equivalent to junc young + hērro Herr

junk

1   [juhngk]
noun
1.
any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
2.
anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible; trash.
3.
old cable or cordage used when untwisted for making gaskets, swabs, oakum, etc.
4.
Nautical Slang. salt junk.
5.
Baseball Slang. relatively slow, unorthodox pitches that are deceptive to the batter in movement or pace, as knuckleballs or forkballs.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap.
adjective
7.
cheap, worthless, unwanted, or trashy.
Origin:
1480–90; earlier jonke, of uncertain origin

Synonyms
1, 2. rubbish, litter, debris, refuse.

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Junker (ˈjʊŋkə)
 
—n
1.  history any of the aristocratic landowners of Prussia who were devoted to maintaining their identity and extensive social and political privileges
2.  an arrogant, narrow-minded, and tyrannical German army officer or official
3.  (formerly) a young German nobleman
 
[C16: from German, from Old High German junchērro young lord, from junc young + hērro master, lord]
 
'Junkerdom
 
—n
 
'Junkerism
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

junk
"Chinese sailing ship," 1613, from Port. junco, from Malay jong "ship, large boat" (13c.), probably from Javanese djong.
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junker
"young Ger. noble," 1554, from Ger., from O.H.G. juncherro, lit. "young lord," from junc "young" + herro "lord." Pejorative sense of "reactionary younger member of the Prussian aristocracy" (1865) dates from Bismarck's domestic policy.
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junk definition


  1. n.
    herion; drugs. : Is Sam still on junk? It will kill him.
  2. n.
    a Caucasian. (Rude and derogatory.) : Those cops are junk and they hate my guts.
  3. n.
    and the junk.. the genitals. (See also jonx.) : Stop itching your junk, you freak.
  4. n.
    possessions. : I'll be ready to go as soon as I get my junk together.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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