flunk
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flunk
- /flʌŋk/
Rhymes with -ʌŋk
Where it comes from
Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.
verb flunks · flunking · flunked
- Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. He flunked math, again.
- Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
- To fail any challenge
- To shirk (a task or duty).
- To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
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verb to deny a passing grade
| Español | aplazar, reprobar, suspender, bochar, catear, raspar |
|---|---|
| Português | reprovar |
| Deutsch | durchfallen lassen |
| Italiano | segare, cannare, bocciare |
| Русский | вали́ть valítʹ, провали́ть provalítʹ, завали́ть zavalítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đánh hỏng |
verb to fail
| Español | aplazar, reprobar, suspender, catear, raspar, sacar nota roja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낙제(落第)하다 nakjehada |
| 日本語 | 失敗する shippai surú |
| 中文 | 掛科 /挂科 guàkē |
| Português | reprovar, chumbar |
| Français | louper |
| Deutsch | durchfallen |
| Italiano | bocciare, trombare, farsi bocciare, non passare |
| Română | pica |
| Русский | провали́ться provalítʹsja, завали́ть zavalítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hỏng, thi trượt |
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@misc{flunk_2026,
title = {flunk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flunk},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
