Trunky

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    homesick; said of Mormon missionaries Mormonism, informal

    "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!”"

Example

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"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!”"

Etymology

From trunk (“suitcase”) + -y.

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