English

Adjective

trunky ‎(comparative trunkier, superlative trunkiest)

1. (Mormonism, informal) homesick; said of Mormon missionaries

   2003 July, Dallas H. and Marjorie S. Bradford, “Helping from Home”, in Ensign:

   This is normal, but don’t let your enthusiasm carry over too much into your letters. Your missionary needs to remain focused on serving the Lord and the people he or she has come to love. We knew a missionary who stopped reading his mother’s letters during the last few weeks of his mission because, as he said, “She is so trunky!”

   2013 August 13, David M. R. Covey, “Chapter 1: The Highly Effective Missionary”, in The Highly Effective Missionary: Bold and Innovative Approaches to Hasten the Work, Cedar Fort, ISBN 9781462105496:

   My trainer was going home. He was tired and trunky and wanted to be with his family.