Definition of spunk Spunk
/spʌˈŋk/ - [spungk] - spunk
We found 16 definitions of spunk from 8 different sources.
What does spunk mean?
WordNet
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| spunk - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" | ||
| heart, mettle, nerve | ||
| braveness, courage, courageousness, bravery a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | ||
| spunk - material for starting a fire | ||
| kindling, tinder, touchwood, punk | ||
| igniter, ignitor, lighter a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spunk (n.)
Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou. - spunk (n.)
An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of spunk.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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spunk
Men's semen.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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spunk
A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius and others) growing on the trunks of trees, from which tinder is made.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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spunk
Rotten touchwood, or a kind of fungus prepared for tinder; figuratively, spirit, courage.
Part of speech
🔤- spunk, noun, singular of spunks.
