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flunk

(flŭngk) Informal

v. flunked, flunk·ing, flunks

v.intr.

To fail, especially in a course or an examination.

v.tr.

a. To fail (an examination or course).

b. To give a failing grade to (a student).

2. To fail (a drug test, as for a performance enhancing substance).

1. A failure.

2. A failing grade.

Phrasal Verb:

flunk out

To expel or be expelled from a school or course because of work that does not meet required standards.

[Origin unknown.]

flunk′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

flunker

(ˈflʌŋkə)

1. (Education) a person who flunks an examination

2. (Education) an examiner who causes an exam candidate to flunk

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