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Added 8 October 2026

bunk

/bʌŋk/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bunk at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A long trough for feeding cattle.
A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers.
A rough bed (as at a campsite).

verb

Avoid paying.
beat the subway fare
Provide with a bunk.
We bunked the children upstairs
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
If you see this man, run!

Origin

Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish Scottish English bunker (“seat, bench”), the origin of which is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian (North Germanic); compare Old Swedish bunke (“boards used to protect the cargo of a ship”). Possibly related to bunch.

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