hunk of junk

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hunk of junk

noun hunks of junk

  1. UK, US, informal A worthless or malfunctioning piece of mechanical or electrical equipment.

    Similar: piece of junk, rustbucket, cheapie, rubbish, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver

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noun worthless or malfunctioning piece of equipment

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@misc{hunk_of_junk_2026,
  title = {hunk of junk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hunk%20of%20junk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}