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verb (used without object)
1.
to fail in a course or examination.
verb (used with object)
2.
to fail to get a passing mark in: to flunk math.
3.
to give a failing grade to; remove (a student) as unqualified from a school or course.
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noun
Verb phrase4.
a failure, as in a course or examination.
5.
flunk out, to fail and be unable to continue in: He flunked out of flight school.
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Word Origin & History
flunk
1823, Amer.Eng. college slang, original meaning "to back out, give up, fail," traditionally said to be an alteration of British university slang funk "to be frightened, shrink from" (see funk (1)). Related: Flunked; flunking.
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