Spunk

Quick meaning: Spunk is a noun meaning (countable, obsolete) A spark.

Meaning

(countable, obsolete) A spark.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Touchwood; tinder.
2. (countable, UK, obsolete) Synonym of taper, a thin stick used for transferring flames, especially a sulfur match.
3. (countable, Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of match, a thin chemically-treated stick used for creating flames.
4. (uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
5. (countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person; a good-looker.
6. (uncountable, chiefly UK, vulgar, slang) Semen.
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To catch fire; flame up.

Example Sentences

“Spunks — spunks — spunks — who will buy my spunks?” — cried an errant voice with a beseeching earnestness[…].

Spunk, or Touch-wood prepared, might perhaps make it Russet: and some, as Beringuccio affirmeth, have promised to make it Red.

"[...] That's none such an entirely bad little man, yon little man with the red head," said Alan. "He has some spunks of decency."

He […] took from his waistcoatpocket a nickel tinderbox, sprang it open too, and, having lit his cigarette, held the flaming spunk towards Stephen in the shell of his hands.

Word Forms

• spunks
• spunking
• spunked

Synonyms for spunk

Depending on context, synonyms include taper, match, beefcake, hunk, combust, conflagrate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include punk, mettle, heart, kindling, touchwood, tinder.

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