Words / A2

JUNGK/dʒʌŋk/

Junk is stuff of little value: throw out junk, a pile of junk, junk mail. Rubbish is a British cousin for waste. Junk food is unhealthy fast food — a very common A2 collocation. Junk is uncountable. Do not write chunk (a thick piece) for junk.

Meaning

Things of little value; also used in junk food for unhealthy snacks.

Examples

• “Try not to eat too much junk food.”
• “We cleared the junk out of the garage on Saturday.”
• “Too much junk food made him feel sluggish.”

Good to know

junk food / junk mail (uncountable). Cousin: rubbish. Mix-up: chunk.

Near in meaning

rubbish

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