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spunky Definition


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spunk
noun
    1. colloq
      Courage; mettle.
      Thesaurus: courage, spirit, nerve, mettle, pluck, chutzpah (US slang), resolution, backbone, guts, heart, grit, toughness.
    2. slang
      Semen.
Derivative: spunkily
adverb
    Derivative: spunkless
    adj
      Derivative: spunky
      adj
        Etymology: 19c as sense 2; 18c as sense 1; 16c in obsolete sense ‘a spark'.



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