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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. |
Jun⋅ker
[yoo
ng-ker] –noun
| 1. | a member of a class of aristocratic landholders, esp. 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, esp. Prussian, nobleman. |
| 3. | a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded, haughty, and overbearing. |
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 uncert. orig.
1480–90; earlier jonke, of uncert. orig.
Synonyms:
1, 2. rubbish, litter, debris, refuse.
1, 2. rubbish, litter, debris, refuse.
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| junker (jŭng'kər) n. Slang A car or truck that is old and in poor repair. |
| Jun·ker (yŏŏng'kər) n. A member of the Prussian landed aristocracy, a class formerly associated with political reaction and militarism. [German, from Middle High German junchērre, page, squire, from Old High German junchērro : junc, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots + hērro, lord; see Herr.] Jun'ker·dom n. |
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Junker
Jun"ker\, n. [G. Cf. Yonker.] A young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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