failing, flunk
(noun) failure to reach a minimum required performance; “his failing the course led to his disqualification”; “he got two flunks on his report”
fail, flunk, bomb, flush it
(verb) fail to get a passing grade; “She studied hard but failed nevertheless”; “Did I fail the test?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flunk (third-person singular simple present flunks, present participle flunking, simple past and past participle flunked)
(US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
(US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
(US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
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.)
Source: Wiktionary
Flunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flunked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flunking.] Etym: [Cf. Funk.]
Definition: To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
Flunk, v. t.
Definition: To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty. [Colloq. U.S.]
Flunk, n.
Definition: A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant),
Definition: a total failure in a recitation. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
