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KlinkKlonk (138 words)
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huck finnian, by brtom
know-it-all, by trivet
the nerve!, by trivet
S, by rejeneration
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"My friend," she began, with a new note of impressiveness in her voice, "if you'll pardon my saying it, you haven't got the spunk of a mouse."
- Harold Frederic, The Damnation of Theron Ware, ch. 14
also see moxie
In UK it's another vernacular name for semen.
In Australia in the 80's, synonymous with hunk. A sexually desirable man. E.g. "hey Brenda, cop an eyeful of Shane in his speedos, ain't he a spunk?"