spunk

spʌŋk

Definition

Definition of spunk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotion

courage or determination in difficult situations

She showed a lot of spunk during the competition.

bravery

courage

pluck

attraction

person who is sexually attractive

He's quite the spunk in our class.

heartthrob

hottie

biology

Rare

Slang

semen in vulgar slang

Rare

Slang

He made a joke about spunk that was inappropriate.

ejaculate

seed

semen

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Expressions with spunk

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have spunk

show courage or lively spirit in difficult situations

She really has spunk to stand up to them.

full of spunk

adj.

having a lot of energy and courage

The young athlete is full of spunk and determination.

Origin of spunk

Scottish, spong (spark) + -k (diminutive)

Examples of spunk in a sentence

The young athlete's spunk impressed the seasoned coach.
She thinks the new actor is a real spunk.
Everyone at the party agreed he was a spunk.
He laughed at the crude joke about spunk.
The conversation took a turn with a spunk reference.

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French:courage, beau gosse, ...
German:Mut, Schwarm, ...
Italian:coraggio, figo, ...
Spanish:valor, atractivo, ...
Portuguese:garra, giro, ...
Chinese:勇气, 性感的人, ...
Japanese:勇気, イケメン, ...
Arabic:شَجَاعَة, شَخْص جَذَّاب, ...
Hebrew:אוֹמֶץ, חָתִיךְ, ...
Russian:смелость, красавчик, ...
Ukrainian:сміливість, красунчик, ...
Hindi:जुझारूपन, आकर्षक व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:সাহস, আকর্ষণীয় ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:coratge, sex-appeal, ...
Czech:kuráž, sexy, ...
Danish:mod, lækker, ...
Dutch:lef, hunk, ...
Greek:θάρρος, κούκλος, ...
Hungarian:bátorság, szívtipró, ...
Khmer:ភាពក្លាហាន, មនុស្សសិចស៊ី, ...
Korean:용기, 매력남, ...
Persian:دل و جرئت, جذاب, ...
Polish:odwaga, ciacho, ...
Portuguese (BR):coragem, gato, ...
Romanian:curaj, atrăgător, ...
Swedish:mod, snygging, ...
Thai:ใจสู้, คนมีเสน่ห์, ...
Turkish:cesaret, çekici biri, ...
Vietnamese:bản lĩnh, người hấp dẫn, ...

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