spunkie

spunk·ie

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spuhng-kee]
- /ˈspʌŋ ki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spuhng-kee]
- /ˈspʌŋ ki/

Definitions of spunkie word

noun spunkie a will-o'-the-wisp. 1
noun spunkie a person who is fiery, lively, or excitable 0

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Origin of spunkie

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; spunk + -ie

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Parts of speech for Spunkie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spunkie

spunkie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

spunkie usage trend in Literature

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