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bunkie.

A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌŋki/
  1. A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.

  2. Familiar term of address.

  3. a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bunkumclip. English bunk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English bunkie From bunk + -ie.

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