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begunk

begunk verb: to befool; deceive; balk; jilt.

Verb

begunk (third-person singular simple present begunks, present participle begunking, simple past and past participle begunked)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To befool; deceive; balk; jilt.

Noun

begunk (plural begunks)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) An illusion; trick; cheat.

Forms of begunk

Verb
third-person singular presentbegunks
present participlebegunking
past participlebegunked
pastbegunked
alternative formbegink
Noun
pluralbegunks

Origin of begunk

Perhaps from a nasalised variant of Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), equivalent to be- + geck.

Questions about begunk

What does begunk mean?
Begunk means to befool; deceive; balk; jilt.
What part of speech is begunk?
Begunk can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of begunk?
The past tense of begunk is begunked.

Words near begunk in the dictionary

  1. Begumpet
  2. begums
  3. begun
  4. begun at the wrong end
  5. begun with the chucky
  6. begunk
  7. begunked
  8. begunking
  9. begunks
  10. begunnest
  11. Beguns

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