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Flunk
Flunk
(flŭṉk)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Flunked
(flŭṉkt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flunking
.] [Cf.
Funk
.] To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
2.
To shirk, as a task or duty.
Flunk
,Noun.
A failure or backing out
; specifically (College cant
), a total failure in a recitation.
[U.S.]