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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spunk \Spunk\ (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc,
     tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n
     a chip. Cf. Sponge, Punk.] [Written also sponk.]
     1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of
        tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou. --Sir
        T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of
        spunk. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A lawless and dangerous set, men of spunk, and
              spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spunk \Spunk\ (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc,
     tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n
     a chip. Cf. Sponge, Punk.] [Written also sponk.]
     1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of
        tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou. --Sir
        T. Browne.
  
     2. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of
        spunk. [Colloq.]
  
              A lawless and dangerous set, men of spunk, and
              spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spunk
       n 1: material for starting a fire [syn: kindling, tinder, touchwood,
             punk]
       2: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk";
          "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: heart, mettle,
           nerve]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (''αποφεύγεται χωρίς συμφραζόμενα λόγω του κάτωθεν'') πολυμηχανία,
  επινοητικότητα
     2 χύσι, χύσια ("σπέρμα" όμως με χυδαίο ύφος)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     n.
     1 (lb en countable obsolete) A spark#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) touchwood; tinder.
     3 (lb en countable chiefly Scotland obsolete) A piece of tinder,
  sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To catch fire; flame up.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang vulgar) To ejaculate.
     3 (lb en transitive slang vulgar) To waste (money etc.).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     n.
     1 (lb en countable obsolete) A spark#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) touchwood; tinder.
     3 (lb en countable chiefly Scotland obsolete) A piece of tinder,
  sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To catch fire; flame up.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang vulgar) To ejaculate.
     3 (lb en transitive slang vulgar) To waste (money etc.).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     n.
     1 (lb en countable obsolete) A spark#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) touchwood; tinder.
     3 (lb en countable chiefly Scotland obsolete) A piece of tinder,
  sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To catch fire; flame up.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang vulgar) To ejaculate.
     3 (lb en transitive slang vulgar) To waste (money etc.).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     n.
     1 (lb en countable obsolete) A spark#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) touchwood; tinder.
     3 (lb en countable chiefly Scotland obsolete) A piece of tinder,
  sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To catch fire; flame up.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang vulgar) To ejaculate.
     3 (lb en transitive slang vulgar) To waste (money etc.).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys puhekieltä k=en) sperma

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spunk
     Engelska n.
     1 mod
     2 (tagg slang språk=en) sperma

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spunk /spˈʌŋk/
  الشجاعة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spunk //spʌŋk// 
  1. кураж
  courage; spirit; mettle; determination
  2. сперма
  slang: semen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/ 
  odvaha

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/
   [Am.] Courage , Mumm , Traute  [Norddt.]  [Mitteldt.] , Schneid , Schneid  [Süddt.]  [Ös.]  [ugs.]  [psych.]
     Synonyms: courage, strength, guts, grit, moxie, cojones, pluck
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/
   [Br.] Wichse  [vulg.]
           Note: Ejakulat
        "shoot your jizz/spunk/load"  - abspritzen
     Synonyms: jizz, jizzum, jism, gism, cum, load
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/
   [Am.] Zunderholz , verfaultes Holz 
     Synonym: punk
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spunk //spʌŋk// 
  1. päättäväisyys, sisu, tahdonvoima
  courage; spirit; mettle; determination
  2. adonis
  slang: attractive male
  3. mälli
  slang: semen

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/ 
  1. हिम्मत
        "You need a lot of spunt to fight for your rights."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/
  energija, hrabrost, kuraž, trud, vatrenost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/
  1. rosszkedv
  2. ingerültség
  3. harag
  4. tapló
  5. rittyó
  6. geci
  7. bátorság
  8. gyújtós
  9. mersz
  10. méreg

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  spunk //spʌŋk// 
  sagge, sarre
  slang: semen

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spunk /spˈʌŋk/
  1. kav, mantar kavı
  2. kıvılcım alev
  3. kibrit
  4. (k. dili) azim kuvvet, metanet cesaret
  5. öfke, hiddet. spunky  cüretli
  6. öfkeli.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspəŋk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  86 Moby Thesaurus words for "spunk":
     German tinder, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression,
     aggressiveness, amadou, ambitiousness, backbone, bang, bottle,
     bottom, chutzpah, courage, dash, dauntlessness, doggedness, drive,
     dynamism, enterprise, enterprisingness, fire, force, forcefulness,
     gameness, get-up-and-get, get-up-and-go, getup, ginger, go,
     go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, grit, gumption, guts,
     gutsiness, guttiness, heart, heart of oak, hustle, initiative,
     intestinal fortitude, kick, marrow, mettle, mettlesomeness, moxie,
     nerve, pep, pepper, piss and vinegar, pith, pizzazz, pluck,
     pluckiness, poop, punch, punk, push, pushfulness, pushiness,
     pushingness, pyrotechnic sponge, resolution, resolve, sand, snap,
     spirit, spunkiness, stamina, starch, stout heart, thrust, tinder,
     tinder fungus, tinderbox, touchwood, toughness, true grit,
     up-and-comingness, venturesomeness, venturousness, verve, vim,
     zing, zip
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 精神,勇气,怒意;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 精神,勇气,怒意,引火木柴

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