spunk

n.

1. Informal. Spirit; pluck.
2. Punk, touchwood, or other tinder.
3. Vulgar Slang. Ejaculated semen.

[Scottish Gaelic spong, tinder, from Latin spongia, sponge. See sponge.]

noun

The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor. Informal spunkiness. Slang gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie. See fear/courage.

n

Definition: courage, nerve
Antonyms: cowardice

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tønder, fyrsvamp, mandsmod, fut, vrede, arrigskab, sæd

Nederlands (Dutch)
lef

Français (French)
n. - cran, courage, (GB) foutre (vulg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zunder, (ugs.) Mumm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσάναμμα, ίσκα, (καθομ.) κότσια, τσαγανό, (αργκό) ανδρικό σπέρμα

Italiano (Italian)
coraggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coragem (f)

Русский (Russian)
храбрость, мужество, дерзость, наглость, жар, пылкость, вспыльчивость, трут

Español (Spanish)
n. - agallas, valor, coraje, yesca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mod, fart, liv, gnista, fnöske

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精神, 怒意, 勇气

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 精神, 怒意, 勇氣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원기, 부싯깃, 정액

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 勇気, 元気, 癇癪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شجاعه, بساله, السائل المنوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אומץ, אומץ-לב‬

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