spunk
noun
[ spʌŋk ]
• courage and determination.
• "she's got no spunk, or she'd have left him long ago"
Similar:
courage,
bravery,
pluck,
pluckiness,
courageousness,
braveness,
valour,
mettle,
gameness,
daring,
determination,
spirit,
backbone,
strength of character,
fortitude,
nerve,
guts,
grit,
bottle,
ballsiness,
cojones,
sand,
moxie,
balls,
• semen.
• a sexually attractive person.
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘a spark, vestige’): of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of spark1 and obsolete funk ‘spark’.
