spunk
pluck; spirit; mettle.
touchwood, tinder, or punk.
Origin of spunk
1Other words from spunk
- spunkless, adjective
Words Nearby spunk
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How to use spunk in a sentence
She got up in their faces with a fashionable statement which most of them detest, but she got rave reviews and ovations from people who appreciate her spunk.
The Democrat, the Designer, and the Dress: The Other Messenger | Truthbetold | October 30, 2021 | TruthBeTold.newsShe’s half Greta Thunberg’s age but has all of the teen climate change leader’s spunk.
Granted, previously winless Penn State showed some spunk in a 27-17 victory in Ann Arbor.
College football winners and losers: Pac-12 playoff hopes disappear with Oregon’s loss | Patrick Stevens | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostASELTON: 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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
Split meets the schooner spunk, Skipper Pluck, afore he begun to get to the line, outside of which he could fish according to law.
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth | Timothy Templeton"I think I should have liked to know spunk," smiled Marie from the other side of the sewing table.
Miss Billy's Decision | Eleanor H. Porter"Of course Billy's got spunk, but—" he hesitated, and smiled a little.
Miss Billy | Eleanor H. PorterI hope you don't, for I couldn't live without spunk, and he couldn't live with out me.
Miss Billy | Eleanor H. Porter
British Dictionary definitions for spunk
/ (spʌŋk) /
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touchwood or tinder, esp originally made from various spongy types of fungus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
Origin of spunk
1usage For spunk
Derived forms of spunk
- spunky, adjective
- spunkily, adverb
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