Associations to the word «Spunk»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SPUNK, noun. (countable) (obsolete) A spark.
SPUNK, noun. (uncountable) Touchwood; tinder.
SPUNK, noun. (countable) (chiefly Scotland) (obsolete) A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
SPUNK, noun. (uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
SPUNK, noun. (countable) (UK) (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) An attractive person (normally male).
SPUNK, noun. (uncountable) (chiefly UK) (vulgar) (slang) Semen.
SPUNK, verb. (slang) (vulgar) To ejaculate.
Dictionary definition
SPUNK, noun. Material for starting a fire.
SPUNK, noun. The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.