Junk

What “Junk” means

Noun

1. Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
2. Material or resources of poor quality or low value, especially resources that lack commercial value.
3. Nonsense; gibberish.
4. Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.
5. The genitalia, especially of a male.

Verb

1. To throw away.
2. To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junkshop)
3. To consume junk food, mainly at a fast-food restaurant.

Noun

1. A Chinese sailing vessel.

Where the word comes from

From earlier meaning "old refuse from boats and ships", from Middle English junk, jounke, jonk, joynk (“an old cable or rope”, nautical term), sometimes cut into bits and used as caulking; of uncertain origin; perhaps related to join, joint, juncture. Often compared to Middle English junk, jonk, jonke, junck (“a rush; basket made of rushes”), from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus (“rush, reed”); however, the Oxford English Dictionary finds "no evidence of connexion".

From Portuguese junco with reinforcement from Dutch jonk, from Arabic جُنْك (junk), from Malay jong, جوڠ, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong), from Old Javanese joṅ (“seagoing ship”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ (“boat”). Doublet of djong.

Business name ideas with “Junk”

Industries where “Junk” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Junk Removal Business
• Solid Waste Collection