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   Spunk

   /spəNGk/

   

   noun

   • 1. courage and determination: informal "she's got no spunk, or she'd have left him long ago"
   • 2. semen. vulgar slang British
   • 3. tinder; touchwood.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘a spark, vestige’): of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of spark1 and obsolete funk ‘spark’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • U

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