spunk

  • 21spunk — n 1a. spirit, vim. The word has been recorded in this sense since the 18th century. Most authorities derive it from spong, a Gaelic word for tinder (itself from the Latin spongia, meaning sponge), hence spark . 1b. semen. The idea of a life force …

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  • 22spunk — [[t]spʌ̱ŋk[/t]] N UNCOUNT (approval) Spunk is courage. [INFORMAL] I admired her independence and her spunk. Syn: guts …

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  • 23spunk —    a man s semen    Originally, courage, and still so used in some innocent or naive circles:     ... a term Lady Maud found almost as offensive as Colonel Chapman s comment that she was full of spunk. (Sharpe, 1975).    but for the less innocent …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 24spunk — A sexually attractive person. Australians also use the meanings for this term that exist in international English: 1 courage and determination. 2 semen. But in Australia spunk is most commonly used to refer to a person of either sex who is… …

    Australian idioms

  • 25spunk — [spank] n. courage. □ Show some spunk. Get in there and stand up for your rights. □ I have the spunk, but I don’t have the brains …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 26SPUNK — Logo Sprecherin und Sprecher Basisdaten Gründungsdatum: 16. Januar …

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  • 27spunk up — v To stand up to, assert oneself. Don t be afraid of him; spunk up to him. 1850s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 28spunk — noun, informal it took a lot of spunk to blow the whistle on your own boss Syn: courage, bravery, valor, nerve, confidence, daring, audacity, pluck, spirit, grit, mettle, spine, backbone; informal guts, gumption, moxie; …

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  • 29Spunk (álbum) — Spunk Álbum (bootleg) de Sex Pistols Publicación Septiembre/Octubre de 1977 Grabación 13 30 de julio de 1976 10 12 de octubre de 1976 17 28 de enero de 1977 Género(s) Punk rock …

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  • 30spunk´i|ness — spunk|y «SPUHNG kee», adjective, spunk|i|er, spunk|i|est. Informal. courageous; plucky; spirited: »He is a spunky fellow. SYNONYM( …

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