flunked
simple past tense and past participle of flunk
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
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
