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hotbunk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hot-bunk
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To share bunks on a submarine, one crewmember sleeping while another is out on duty.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Etymology

From hot + bunk.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hotbunks (present, singular) hotbunking (participle, present) hotbunked (participle, past) hotbunked (past)

Questions

What does hotbunk mean?
To share bunks on a submarine, one crewmember sleeping while another is out on duty.
Where does hotbunk come from?
From hot + bunk.

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