(US, transitive, intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. / (US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. / (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).

simple past tense and past participle of flunk

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flunk

present participle of flunk

(idiomatic) To fail to finish school, or a given subject, program or course, due to academic shortcomings; i.e., to have too many flunking or failing grades (marks).

Alternative form of dwile flonking

(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household). / One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.

Alternative form of flunkey

(slang, Canada, US) Someone who has failed in an examination

plural of flunker