flunk.
Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
Meaning & usage
Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
He flunked math, again.
Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
To fail any challenge
To shirk (a task or duty).
To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
Where this word comes from
Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.