flunk

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
  2. (US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
  3. (US, broadly) To fail any challenge
  4. (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
  5. (US) 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.)

Freqüència

23k
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/flʌŋk/
Etimologia (Anglès)

Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.

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