spunk
spunk BrE [spʌŋk] NAmE [spʌŋk] noun 1. uncountable (informal)courage; determination 2. uncountable (BrE, taboo, slang) = ↑semen 3. countable (informal, AustralE, informal)a sexually attractive person Word Origin: [spunk] mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘a spark, vestige’): of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of ↑spark and obsolete funk ‘spark’.
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