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hunk of junk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A worthless or malfunctioning piece of mechanical or electrical equipment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, US, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: piece of junk, rustbucket, cheapie, rubbish, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie, jalopy, junker, lemon, old banger, rattletrap, shed, shitbox, shitpot, shitcan, shitbucket, tin Lizzie, wreck, crapola, garbage, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage, piece of shit, piece of trash, pile of crap, pile of shit, schlock, slop, tripe

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бракма́ (brakmá) — worthless or malfunctioning piece of equipment
  • Polish: szmelc — worthless or malfunctioning piece of equipment
  • Spanish: pingajo — worthless or malfunctioning piece of equipment
  • Spanish: tartana — worthless or malfunctioning piece of equipment