noun General Slang

Gedunk

guh-DUNK · noun · slang

Snack food, or the shop that sells it.

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Definitions

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Candy, ice cream and other snacks aboard ship, or the ship's snack bar itself.

“Grab me a soda from the gedunk on your way back.”
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Gedunk In A Sentence

Grab me a soda from the gedunk on your way back.

Origin & Usage

U.S. Navy; possibly onomatopoeic from a vending machine.

Variants geedunkgee-dunk

People Also Ask

What does gedunk mean in the Navy?

Gedunk refers to snacks and junk food aboard ship, or the shipboard snack bar that sells them.

Where does the word gedunk come from?

Its exact origin is uncertain; one common explanation is that it is onomatopoeic from the sound of a vending machine dispensing a snack.

Is gedunk only used by the Navy?

It is primarily U.S. Navy slang, though it can turn up in Marine Corps usage as well.

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