(informal, figurative, uncountable) Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
verb
(UK, university slang, transitive, obsolete) To reject (a student) after they fail an examination for a degree.
(intransitive) To pull or twitch sharply.
(transitive) To play a string instrument pizzicato.
(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
(transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.
(transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
(transitive, music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
(transitive, now rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle (someone).
Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.
plunk
plunk
noun
(slang, obsolete) A large sum of money.
(slang, obsolete, US) A dollar.
The dull thud of something landing on a surface.
verb
(intransitive) To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down.
(intransitive, of a raven) To croak.
(transitive) To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.
(transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.
(transitive, intransitive, Scotland) To be a truant from (school).
(transitive, music) To pluck and quickly release (a musical string).
pucka
pucka
adj
Alternative form of pukka.
pucks
pucks
noun
(Ireland, informal) Plenty; an abundance (of something).
plural of puck
puked
puked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of puke
puker
puker
noun
(broadcasting, slang) A person who caricatures the manner of speech of a disc jockey or announcer, using affected, back-of-the-throat speech that is likened to puking.
(slang, derogatory) A detestable person.
Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
That which causes vomiting.
pukes
pukes
noun
plural of puke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of puke
pukka
pukka
adj
(Britain, slang) Excellent, fantastic, great.
(originally South Asia) Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper.
Superior or of high quality; first-class.
pulik
pulik
noun
plural of puli
pulka
pulka
noun
An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.
punak
punka
punka
noun
Alternative spelling of punkah
punke
punks
punks
noun
plural of punk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punk
punkt
punky
punky
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.
noun
Alternative spelling of punkie (“pumpkinseed fish”)
Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern”)
skulp
spuke
spunk
spunk
noun
(countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male).
(countable, chiefly Scotland, obsolete) A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.