Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pank

/ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: pank
IPA: /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irritating or stupid person.

Derogatory; Slang

verb

To pack down, to compact (particularly snow).

verb

To breathe hard, pant.

Dated

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"We're through being cool We're through being cool Spank the pank who try to drive you nuts"
"> my name is vaughan mcdonald and i am in the tenth grade. this is my first time on senior chat and would like for someone to write back to me. > > Get out of this Newsgrp you pank. Can't you read is senior chat had to be a sophomore."
"What a pank!"
"What a PANK. Think you could use a little bit more vulgar language for you personal attack here? Thanks, that's real helpful for the Net+ exam......dolt."
"Boy, you really nailed it there, you panks."
"I was panking some snow the other day."

Etymology

Likely a modification of punk.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

panks (plural) panks (present, singular) panking (participle, present) panked (participle, past) panked (past)

Rhymes With

thank bank central bank frank grand bank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank

Questions

How do you pronounce pank?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/.
What does pank mean?: An irritating or stupid person.
Where does pank come from?: Likely a modification of punk.

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