- spunk
n. (colloq.)
courage1) to show spunk
2) the spunk to + inf. (she had the spunk to defend her rights)
* * *[spʌŋk](colloq.) ['courage'] to showspunkthe spunk to + inf. (she had the spunk to defend her rights)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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spunk — [spʌŋk] n [U] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from spunk spark (16 19 centuries), from Scottish Gaelic spong sponge, material for lighting fires , from Latin spongia; SPONGE1] 1.) especially AmE courage ▪ She had a lot of spunk … Dictionary of contemporary English
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spunk — 1530s, a spark, Scottish, from Gaelic spong tinder, pith, sponge, from L. spongia (see SPONGE (Cf. sponge)). The sense of courage, pluck, mettle is first attested 1773. A similar sense evolution took place in cognate Ir. sponnc sponge, tinder,… … Etymology dictionary
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