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junk
noun
-
junk
things
that
are
useless
,
broken
,
or
of
little
value
and
are
often
thrown
away
β’
We
cleared
the
garage
and
got
rid
of
all
the
junk
.
We
cleared
the
garage
and
got
rid
of
all
the
junk
.
β’
Her
desk
was
covered
with
bits
of
junk
she
never
used
.
Her
desk
was
covered
with
bits
of
junk
she
never
used
.
Middle
English
junke
β
old
rope
,β
later
β
worthless
things
,β
origin
uncertain
,
perhaps
from
Old
French
jonc
β
reed
,β
used
for
ropeβmaking
.
noun
-
junk
unsolicited
or
unwanted
email
,
especially
advertising
spam
β’
My
inbox
is
full
of
junk
I
never
signed
up
for
.
My
inbox
is
full
of
junk
I
never
signed
up
for
.
β’
Mark
those
messages
as
junk
so
they
go
to
the
spam
folder
.
Mark
those
messages
as
junk
so
they
go
to
the
spam
folder
.
Extension
of
earlier
sense
β
worthless
things
,β
applied
to
worthless
messages
in
the
early
days
of
email
.
verb
to
throw
something
away
because
it
is
no
longer
useful
or
wanted
β’
She
decided
to
junk
her
old
computer
and
buy
a
new
one
.
She
decided
to
junk
her
old
computer
and
buy
a
new
one
.
β’
The
company
junked
the
faulty
machines
after
the
recall
.
The
company
junked
the
faulty
machines
after
the
recall
.
Verb
use
from
the
noun
sense
β
worthless
items
,β
first
recorded
late
19th
century
in
American
English
.
noun
a
flat-bottomed
Chinese
sailing
ship
with
high
stern
and
battened
sails
β’
The
ancient
junk
sailed
gracefully
across
Hong
Kong
harbor
.
The
ancient
junk
sailed
gracefully
across
Hong
Kong
harbor
.
β’
Tourists
boarded
a
wooden
junk
for
a
sunset
cruise
.
Tourists
boarded
a
wooden
junk
for
a
sunset
cruise
.
From
Portuguese
junco
,
ultimately
from
Malay
jong
,
describing
the
traditional
Chinese
vessel
.
noun
-
junk
high-risk
,
high-yield
securities
,
especially
bonds
rated
below
investment
grade
β’
He
avoided
investing
in
junk
because
of
the
high
risk
.
He
avoided
investing
in
junk
because
of
the
high
risk
.
β’
During
the
financial
crisis
,
many
companies
β
bonds
were
downgraded
to
junk
.
During
the
financial
crisis
,
many
companies
β
bonds
were
downgraded
to
junk
.
From
earlier
meaning
β
worthless
stuff
,β
applied
to
low-quality
corporate
bonds
in
U
.
S
.
finance
circa
1970s
.
noun
-
junk
slang
for
the
illegal
drug
heroin
β’
The
police
arrested
the
dealer
for
selling
junk
on
the
corner
.
The
police
arrested
the
dealer
for
selling
junk
on
the
corner
.
β’
He
struggled
for
years
to
quit
using
junk
.
He
struggled
for
years
to
quit
using
junk
.
1960s
U
.
S
.
slang
,
probably
from
sense
β
worthless
stuff
,β
applied
derogatorily
to
adulterated
street
heroin
.
noun
-
junk
informal
slang
for
a
man
β
s
genitals
β’
He
accidentally
spilled
hot
coffee
in
his
lap
and
yelped
,
protecting
his
junk
.
He
accidentally
spilled
hot
coffee
in
his
lap
and
yelped
,
protecting
his
junk
.
β’
The
comedian
made
a
joke
about
wearing
tight
jeans
and
squishing
his
junk
.
The
comedian
made
a
joke
about
wearing
tight
jeans
and
squishing
his
junk
.
Late
20th-century
U
.
S
.
slang
,
humorous
extension
of
older
sense
β
assorted
stuff
.β
