flunk

Meaning

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.)

Synonyms

fail

bomb

💣

failing

flop

failure

flush it

fizzle

flivver

founder

give up

idler

kidnap

loafer

misfire

miss

pluck

setback

unsuccessful

washout

come to nothing

abortion

miscarriage

Stumble and Fall

colapse

non event

back out

a near miss

defection

drop

dud

expropriate

fall down

Translations

catear

louper

reprovar

durchfallen

suspender

kalmak

reprobar

tronar

🌩️

aplazar

fracaso

raspar

bombarder

🐚

αποτυγχάνω

hijacken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flʌŋk/

Etymology

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