Word familynounspunkiespunkinessspunkadjectivespunky
spunk /spʌŋk/ noun [uncountableU] informal
1especially American EnglishAmEBRAVE courage 胆量,勇气
She had a lot of spunk.
她很有胆量。
2.British EnglishBrE not politeHBHsemen 精液
Examples from the Corpus
spunk• Erma's got a lot of spunk.
Originspunk
(1700-1800) Probably from spunk“spark”((16-19 centuries)), from Scottish Gaelicspong“sponge, material for lighting fires”, from Latinspongia; → SPONGE1