Spunky

//ˈspʌŋki// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A good-looking person. Australia, dated, slang

    "But every Friday night up at the Harbord Diggers disco he'd be holding court, three or four spunkys hanging off each arm[.]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Spirited or plucky. US
  2. 2
    Pertaining to or like spunk (semen). UK, slang

    "I'm not the kind of girl you want to come across / Yo, it's Josh T with his spunky sauce"

  3. 3
    Stained with semen. UK, slang
  4. 4
    Of a person, stunningly beautiful; good-looking. Australia, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    willing to face danger wordnet
  2. 2
    showing courage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
mettlesomeassuredbeanyboldbravebulldoggish

Example

More examples

"With his goggles on and his pack strapped to him, the spunky young inventor tried out his prototype wings."

Etymology

From spunk + -y.

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