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flunk
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1flunk

verb \ˈfləŋk\

Definition of FLUNK

intransitive verb
: to fail especially in an examination or course
transitive verb
1
: to give a failing grade to
2
: to get a failing grade or result in
— flunk·er noun
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Examples of FLUNK

  1. If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again.
  2. If I flunk, I have to take this class over again.
  3. The teacher had to flunk two students.

Origin of FLUNK

perhaps blend of flinch and funk
First Known Use: 1823

Related to FLUNK

Synonyms
bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, fail, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
Antonyms
click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

Rhymes with FLUNK

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, funk, gunk, hunk, junk, monk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

2flunk

noun

Definition of FLUNK

: an act or instance of flunking

First Known Use of FLUNK

1846

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