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Flunk

//flʌŋk// verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    failure to reach a minimum required performance wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. US, ambitransitive

    "He flunked math, again."

  2. 2
    fail to get a passing grade wordnet
  3. 3
    Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. US, transitive

    "Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him."

  4. 4
    To fail any challenge US, broadly
  5. 5
    To shirk (a task or duty). US, dated, informal
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  1. 6
    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.) US

Etymology

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

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