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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begunk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-gunk
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To befool; deceive; balk; jilt.

Transitive verb

noun

An illusion; trick; cheat.

Etymology

Perhaps from a nasalised variant of Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), equivalent to be- + geck.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

begunks (present, singular) begunking (participle, present) begunked (participle, past) begunked (past) begink (alternative) begunks (plural)

Questions

What does begunk mean?
To befool; deceive; balk; jilt.
Where does begunk come from?
Perhaps from a nasalised variant of Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), equivalent to be- + geck.

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