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flunked Definition


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flunk
verb flunked, flunking
    colloq:
    tr & intr
    1. To fail (a test, examination, etc).
      Example: Bill flunked the exam again
    2. Said eg of an examiner: to fail (a candidate).
      Example: The professor flunked Bill
Etymology: 19c.

Phrasal Verb: flunk out
    To be dismissed from a school or university for failing examinations.


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