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junk mail
annoying, unsolicited mail, such as promotional letters, etc. I am so incredibly tired of getting pound after pound of junk mail every day. I could just scream.
See also: mail
junk
1. n. herion; drugs. Is Sam still on junk? It will kill him.
2. n. a Caucasian. (Rude and derogatory.) Those cops are junk and they hate my guts.
3. and the junk. n. the genitals. (see also jonx.) Stop itching your junk, you freak. 3. n. possessions. I’ll be ready to go as soon as I get my junk together.
the junk.
verbSee junk
junk bond
n. a low-rated corporate bond that pays higher interest because of greater risk. (Parallel to junk food.) Don’t put all your money into junk bonds.
See also: bond
junk fax
n. an unwanted and irritating fax message. We got nothing but a whole pile of junk faxes today.
junk food
n. food that is typically high in fats and salt and low in nutritional value; food from a fast-food restaurant. Junk food tastes good no matter how greasy it is.
See also: food
junk heap
n. a dilapidated old car; a dilapidated house or other structure. They lived in that junk heap for thirty years and never painted it.
See also: heap
Junk it!
imperative Throw it away! This is taking up too much space. Junk it!
junk squad
n. police who enforce the narcotics laws. (Underworld.) The junk squad has more than it can handle trying to keep up with the hard stuff.
See also: squad
junk tank
n. a jail cell where addicts are kept. (see also drunk tank.) That junk tank is a very dangerous place.
See also: tank
on the junk
mod. on drugs; addicted to drugs. (see also junk.) Max has been on the junk for all of his adult life.
junk food
Prepackaged snack food that is high in calories but low in nutritional value; also, anything attractive but negligible in value. For example, Nell loves potato chips and other junk food, or When I'm sick in bed I often resort to TV soap operas and similar junk food. [c. 1970]
See also: food
junk mail
Third-class mail, such as unsolicited advertisements and flyers, that is sent indiscriminately. For example, While we were on vacation the front hall filled up with junk mail. [c. 1950]
See also: mail