spunk

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

spunk BrE [spʌŋk] NAmE [spʌŋk] noun
1. uncountable (informal)courage; determination
2. uncountable (BrE, taboo, slang) = ↑semen
3. countable (informal, AustralE, informal)a sexually attractive person

Word Origin:
[spunk] mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘a spark, vestige’): of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of ↑spark and obsolete funk ‘spark’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  heart, mettle, nerve, kindling, tinder, touchwood, punk