spunk
IPA: spˈʌŋk
noun
- (countable, obsolete) A spark.
- (uncountable) Touchwood; tinder.
- (countable, chiefly Scotland, obsolete) A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
- (uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
- (countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male).
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, vulgar, slang) Semen.
verb
- (intransitive, obsolete) To catch fire; flame up.
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To waste (money etc.).
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Examples of "spunk" in Sentences
- We are full of spunk.
- She sure has lots of spunk.
- Spunk is a reputable source, I think.
- Thanks for expanding the entry on Spunk.
- You got a lot of spunk coming back here.
- It's something about her spunk that I dug.
- To use an old fashioned word, she had spunk.
- Actually, I think the spunk is a symptom of the politics.
- Hotaru is polite and elegant, balancing out Rikka's energy and spunk.
- How can you look at her like that and not want to cover her in spunk?
- True Story: I know a black guy who calls his spunk "His Dark Materials".
- Tenniel would later post: His spunk is a fine example for all White folk.
- She has a notable spunk and ability to present personality in her routines.
- Sandy strak a spunk an 'lichtit his lantern, an', efter a fell lot o 'fykin', he got her into order.
- The only time Palin can be accused of having spunk is when it comes to looking after her own interest in making money.
- Woebetide any squaddie who turned up wearing one of them skull masks - they'd probably be called spunk-lips or bukkake face or spunk-mush for the rest of their career.
- Over the past few years it has come to be widely used in informal contexts to mean ` spirits, chutzpah, guts, courage '; what Brits used to call spunk a generation ago.
- This gives her songs a greater sense of sass and spunk, which is probably how she got pigeonholed into Country so quickly (her earliest works actually sound pretty Gospel).
- The lady gives off a quality that used to be called "spunk" - a combination of confidence, toughness, and charm that wins over voters, even when a track record commensurate with the office she seeks is lacking.
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