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Definition of Flunked
1. flunk [v] - See also: flunk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flunked
Literary usage of Flunked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"XLV, I flunked AT last came the first examination, in differential and integral
calculus, while I was still living in a strange mist, and was not clearly ..."
2. Parisian Points of View by Ludovic Halévy, Edith Virginia Brander Matthews (1894)
"He flunked three times." " flunked !" exclaimed Aunt Louise. " It means failed.
He taught me the word. All the queer words I use, Aunt Louise, ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1973 publicizing the names of violators who had flunked two inspections in a
row —Richard Haitch, NY Times, 4 July 1976 millions would flunk the ..."
4. The Vassar Miscellany by Vassar College (1882)
"If the greater part of the class "fizzled " he always " fizzled " too; if they "
flunked " he "flunked ;" if all went off smoothly with the rest, ..."
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