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punk_out

punk out

English

Verb

punk out (third-person singular simple present punks out, present participle punking out, simple past and past participle punked out)

  1. To give up or cravenly abandon something difficult.
    When the going got tough, he punked out.
  2. To treat as a punk (either as a worthless person or the bottom in a male-male relationship, especially a nonconsenting prison relationship). (almost always used in the passive voice)
    He knew if he didn't stand up for himself, he'd be punked out by someone stronger.