Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spunky

/ˈspʌŋki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
spunky
IPA
/ˈspʌŋki/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spirited or plucky.

American usage

adj

Pertaining to or like spunk (semen).

British usage; Slang

adj

Stained with semen.

British usage; Slang

adj

Of a person, stunningly beautiful; good-looking.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A good-looking person.

Australian usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English spunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spunky From spunk + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spunkier (comparative) spunkiest (superlative) spunkys (plural) spunkies (plural)

Derived Forms

spunkily spunkiness

Synonyms

game gamy gamey gritty mettlesome spirited feisty plucky

Rhymes With

monkey funky chunky junkie clunky hunky junky punky blue monkey snow monkey skunky gunky

Questions

How do you pronounce spunky?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspʌŋki/.
What does spunky mean?
Spirited or plucky.
Where does spunky come from?
Etymology tree English spunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spunky From spunk + -y.

How to pronounce spunky

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