spunk
Touchwood; tinderTouchwood; tinder.
» You've got spunk.
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable, usually)Touchwood; tinder.
(uncountable, usually)Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
Courage, Mumm
отва́гаotvága
the courage to carry on
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, countable, slang, usually)An attractive person; a good-looker.
heißer Typ
(UK, slang, uncountable, usually, vulgar)Semen.
Soße, Wichse, Saft
кончаkonča
(countable, obsolete, usually)A spark.
(UK, countable, obsolete, usually)Synonym of taper, a thin stick used for transferring flames, especially a sulfur match.
(Scotland, countable, obsolete, usually)Synonym of match, a thin chemically-treated stick used for creating flames.
Examples
2 sentencesYou've got spunk.
Tom has spunk.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
1530, blend of spark + funk (obsolete, “spark”).1530, blend of spark + funk (obsolete, “spark”).
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Forms
plural: spunksSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable