Definitions for junk food
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
junk′ food`(n.)
food, as potato chips or candy, that is high in calories but of little nutritional value.
anything that is attractive or diverting but of negligible substance.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of junk food:
1970–75
junk′-food`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
junk food(noun)
food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
junk food(noun)ʒʌŋk
unhealthy food
kids eating too much junk food
Wiktionary
junk food(Noun)
Food with little or no nutritional value.
Translations for junk food
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
junk food(noun)
food such as potato chips, sweets and doughnuts, which is mass-produced and is of low nutritional value.
- gemorskos, kafkos, ongesonde kosAfrikaans

- طَعام بسيط سريع قليل الفائِدهArabic

- вредна храна (от която се пълнее бързо)Bulgarian

- comida não saudávelPortuguese (BR)

- bufetová stravaCzech

- das JunkfoodGerman

- junkfoodDanish

- πρόχειρο φαγητό κακής ποιότηταςGreek

- comida basuraSpanish

- rämpstoitEstonian

- هله هوله؛ غذای ناسالمFarsi

- roskaruokaFinnish

- אוֹכֵל לא בָּרִיאHebrew

- अंडबंड खानाHindi

- brza hranaCroatian

- olcsó, egészségtelen ennivaló, nassHungarian

- jajananIndonesian

- (cibo poco sostanzioso)Italian

- ジャンクフードJapanese

- 영양가가 낮은 식품Korean

- nemaistingas gatavas maistasLithuanian

- nepilnvērtīga barība (čipsi u.tml.)Latvian

- makanan ringanMalay

- junkfoodDutch

- gatekjøkkenmat, usunn matNorwegian

- niezdrowe jedzeniePolish

- هله هوله؛ غذای ناسالمPersian

- غیر صحی دودیPashto

- нездоровая пищаRussian

- rýchle občerstvenie (s malou nutričnou hodnotou)Slovak

- hitro pripravljena, manjvredna hranaSlovenian

- brza hranaSerbian

- skräpmatSwedish

- อาหารขยะ; อาหารที่มีคุณค่าต่ำแต่มีแคลอรี่สูงThai

- abur cubur yiyecekTurkish

- 垃圾食品Chinese (Trad.)

- неповноцінна їжаUkrainian

- کم غذائیت والی خوراکUrdu

- quà vặtVietnamese

- 垃圾食品Chinese (Simp.)

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