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spunk /spungk/ noun- Spirit, mettle, courage, pluck
- A small but spirited person (dialect)
- A spark (dialect, esp Scot)
- A match (dialect)
- A fungus from which tinder is made (dialect)
- Touchwood, tinder (obsolete)
- Semen (vulgar sl)
intransitive verb- To take light, flame up (archaic)
- To fire up
- To show spirit (usu with up; US)
- To come to light (Scot; with out)
ORIGIN: Cf Ir sponc tinder, sponge, from L spongia a sponge, from Gr spongiā spunkˈie noun (Scot) - A will-o'-the-wisp
- A fiery or mettlesome person
- Whisky (Burns)
spunkˈiness noun spunkˈy adjective - Spirited
- Fiery-tempered
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