Flunk Definition

flŭngk
flunked, flunking, flunks
verb
flunked, flunking, flunks
To fail in (schoolwork)
To flunk a science examination.
Webster's New World
To fail, esp. in schoolwork.
Webster's New World
To give up; retreat.
Webster's New World
To give a mark of failure to (a student)
Webster's New World
To fail (a drug test, as for a performance enhancing substance).
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noun
A failure.
Webster's New World
A mark or grade of failure.
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idiom
flunk out
  • to send or be sent away from school or college because of unsatisfactory work
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Origin of Flunk

  • Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch and funk.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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