Speakur

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bunkie

/ˈbʌŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
bunkie
IPA
/ˈbʌŋki/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.

noun

Familiar term of address.

noun

a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bunkumclip. English bunk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English bunkie From bunk + -ie.

Inflected Forms

bunkies (plural) bunky (alternative) bunkee (alternative)

Phrases

bunkie board

Frequently Paired Words

bunk bunkbed bunkmate bunkroom bunkhouse bunkie board

Questions

How do you pronounce bunkie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌŋki/.
What does bunkie mean?
A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.
Where does bunkie come from?
Etymology tree English bunkumclip. English bunk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English bunkie From bunk + -ie.

How to pronounce bunkie

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