spunk

spunk  (spngk)

n.

1. Informal Spirit; pluck.

2. Punk, touchwood, or other tinder.

3. Vulgar Slang Ejaculated semen.

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[Scottish Gaelic spong, tinder, from Latin spongia, sponge; see sponge.]

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spunk [spʌŋk]

n

1. Informal courage or spirit

2. Brit a slang word for semen

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 touchwood or tinder, esp originally made from various spongy types of fungus

4. Austral and NZ informal a person, esp male, who is attractive to the opposite sex

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

spunky  adj

spunkily  adv

Usage: 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spunk - material for starting a fire         kindling, tinder, touchwood, punk igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
	2.	spunk - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" mettle, nerve, heart braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

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spunk

noun (Informal) courage, spirit, nerve, balls (taboo slang), bottle (Brit. slang), resolution, guts (informal), pluck, grit, backbone, toughness, mettle, gumption (informal), gameness, ballsiness (taboo slang) I admired her independence and her spunk.

Translations

spunk [spʌŋk] N

1. (= spirit) → ánimo m, valor m, agallas fpl

2. (Brit) (sperm) → leche f

spunk [ˈspʌŋk] n

(= courage) → cran m >

(British) (= semen) → foutre m >

spunk

n

(inf) → Mumm m (inf), → Courage f

(vulg: = semen) → Saft m (sl)

spunk [spʌŋk] n (fam) she's got spunk → ha fegato