FLUNK

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

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Etymology

Verb

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

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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

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