What does Spunk mean?
Definitions for Spunk
spʌŋkspunk
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Spunk.
Princeton's WordNet
kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punknoun
material for starting a fire
heart, mettle, nerve, spunknoun
the courage to carry on
"he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
Wiktionary
spunknoun
A spark.
spunknoun
Touchwood; tinder.
spunknoun
Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
spunknoun
An attractive person (normally male).
spunknoun
Male ejaculate; semen.
spunkverb
to ejaculate
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spunknoun
Rotten wood; touchwood. See Sponk.
To make white powder, the best way is by the powder of rotten willows: spunk, or touchwood prepared, might perhaps make it russet. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
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spunk
Spunk is a noun that generally refers to someone's spirited determination or courage. It can also mean enthusiasm, energetic spirit, or informal confidence, often exhibited in challenging or difficult situations. Additionally, in a more informal context, it also refers to semen.
Webster Dictionary
Spunknoun
wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou
Spunknoun
an inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of spunk
Etymology: [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc, tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), spn a chip. Cf. Sponge, Punk.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spunk
spungk, n. touchwood, tinder, a fungus from which tinder is made, punk, amadou: (Scot.) a small fire, a fiery spark, a lucifer-match: mettle, spirit, pluck.—v.i. to take fire, flame up.—adj. Spunk′y, spirited: fiery-tempered. [Cf. Ir. sponc, tinder, sponge—L. spongia, a sponge—Gr. sponggia.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
spunk
A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius and others) growing on the trunks of trees, from which tinder is made.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Spunk in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Spunk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Spunk in a Sentence
She was 97, but she was not done, she had spunk.
She had charm. She was sweet a little bit of spunk and very open-minded, she always worked hard. She really put her heart into everything she did and was very determined to make people happy.
She's a fighter, and she is full of spunk, and she just has the best attitude, and I think everybody could learn something from this 3-year old.
She told them, ‘Just glue me back together,’ it’s kind of a testament to her sassiness, her attitude, her spunk. She is a very adventurous child. For her to crack a joke and have that type of human moment was big. My sister and I both kind of chuckled. We thought that was funny.
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- شجاعةArabic
- escorregudaCatalan, Valencian
- odvahaCzech
- spunkDanish
- Mumm, Wichse, Saft, Soße, heißer Typ, CourageGerman
- τόλμηGreek
- spunkoEsperanto
- agallas, leche, lefaSpanish
- pauk, jobiEstonian
- گول زدنPersian
- vitalité, foutre, vivacité, entrainFrench
- sheelManx
- साहसHindi
- sborraItalian
- 勇気Japanese
- moed, levendigheid, vastberadenheidDutch
- spunkNorwegian
- odwagaPolish
- coragem, gato, porraPortuguese
- స్పంక్Telugu
- cesaretTurkish
- جراتUrdu
- 胆量Chinese
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