spunk

[ spuhngk ]

/ spʌŋk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR spunk ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

pluck; spirit; mettle.

touchwood, tinder, or punk.

Origin of spunk

1530–40; blend of spark¹ and obsolete funk spark, touchwood (cognate with Dutch vonk,German Funke)

OTHER WORDS FROM spunk

spunkless, adjective

Words nearby spunk

spumone, spun, spunbonded, spun-bonding, spun glass, spunk, spunkie, spunky, spun rayon, spun silk, spun sugar

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Example sentences from the Web for spunk

ASELTON: Spunk, man-cave, toilet-kitchen… What were some of your favorite things on the show to come out of improvising?
‘The League’ Roundtable: The Cast Dishes on the Funniest Show You’re Not Watching|Marlow Stern|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As to Spunk's name—it was not Mrs. Stetson's fault that even that was left undisturbed.
Miss Billy|Eleanor H. Porter
All these, together with a canary, and a kitten as near like Spunk as could be obtained, made Billy's household.
Miss Billy|Eleanor H. Porter
The first stroke of his brush against the canvas was to Spunk a challenge; and Spunk never refused a challenge.
Miss Billy|Eleanor H. Porter

"Of course Billy's got Spunk, but—" he hesitated, and smiled a little.
Miss Billy|Eleanor H. Porter
The Spunk pretended to be shying—put on the rags as if he was going to try legs with the Devastation.
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth|Timothy Templeton

British Dictionary definitions for spunk

spunk

/ (spʌŋk) /

noun

informal courage or spirit

British a slang word for semen

touchwood or tinder, esp originally made from various spongy types of fungus

Australian and NZ informal a person, esp male, who is sexually attractive

Derived forms of spunk

spunky, adjectivespunkily, adverb

Word Origin for spunk

C16 (in the sense: a spark): from Scottish Gaelic spong tinder, sponge, from Latin spongia sponge

usage for spunk

The second sense of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	spunk
释义	spunk [ spuhngk ] / spʌŋk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spunk ON THESAURUS.COM noun pluck; spirit; mettle. touchwood, tinder, or punk. Origin of spunk 1530–40; blend of spark¹ and obsolete funk spark, touchwood (cognate with Dutch vonk,German Funke) OTHER WORDS FROM spunk spunkless, adjective Words nearby spunk spumone, spun, spunbonded, spun-bonding, spun glass, spunk, spunkie, spunky, spun rayon, spun silk, spun sugar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spunk ASELTON: Spunk, man-cave, toilet-kitchen… What were some of your favorite things on the show to come out of improvising? ‘The League’ Roundtable: The Cast Dishes on the Funniest Show You’re Not Watching\|Marlow Stern\|November 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As to Spunk's name—it was not Mrs. Stetson's fault that even that was left undisturbed. Miss Billy\|Eleanor H. Porter All these, together with a canary, and a kitten as near like Spunk as could be obtained, made Billy's household. Miss Billy\|Eleanor H. Porter The first stroke of his brush against the canvas was to Spunk a challenge; and Spunk never refused a challenge. Miss Billy\|Eleanor H. Porter "Of course Billy's got Spunk, but—" he hesitated, and smiled a little. Miss Billy\|Eleanor H. Porter The Spunk pretended to be shying—put on the rags as if he was going to try legs with the Devastation. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth\|Timothy Templeton British Dictionary definitions for spunk spunk / (spʌŋk) / noun informal courage or spirit British a slang word for semen touchwood or tinder, esp originally made from various spongy types of fungus Australian and NZ informal a person, esp male, who is sexually attractive Derived forms of spunk spunky, adjectivespunkily, adverb Word Origin for spunk C16 (in the sense: a spark): from Scottish Gaelic spong tinder, sponge, from Latin spongia sponge usage for spunk The second sense of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spunk grit, gumption, guts, fortitude, moxie, mettle, toughness, jizz, come, cum, gameness, backbone, pluck, determination, doggedness, resolution, spirit, intestinal fortitude, semen, seed
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spunk

noun

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noun

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