flunk out
verb
flunked out; flunking out; flunks out
: to be dismissed from a school or college for failure
: to dismiss from a school or college for failure
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The kid is flunking out of private school, has spearheaded a dozen or more extracurricular clubs, agitates to have Latin added to the curriculum, and directs a remarkably detailed stage production of Serpico.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988) Two supremely adorable slacker-metalheads are close to flunking out of high school in 1988 San Dimas, Calif.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Stars Libe Barer as a young woman known as Jane The Brain in high school who flunks out of college and moves back home with her parents.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Walmart's earnings boost
Walmart's second-quarter earnings exceeded expectations, with a 4.8% revenue increase driven by e-commerce and advertising growth.
—Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2024
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988) Two supremely adorable slacker-metalheads are close to flunking out of high school in 1988 San Dimas, Calif.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Stars Libe Barer as a young woman known as Jane The Brain in high school who flunks out of college and moves back home with her parents.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
More:Why that deal on a college textbook might flunk out, plus more back-to-school scams
Walmart's earnings boost
Walmart's second-quarter earnings exceeded expectations, with a 4.8% revenue increase driven by e-commerce and advertising growth.
—Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Flunk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flunk%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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