bunk-up
bunk-up noun: a manoeuvre in which one person is pushed upwards by another, or others, in order to climb over a fence or similar obstacle.
Noun
bunk-up (plural bunk-ups)
- A manoeuvre in which one person is pushed upwards by another, or others, in order to climb over a fence or similar obstacle.
- Give us a bunk-up and I'll get your ball back.
- Synonyms:
- leg up
- Casual sex.
- You don't feel like a bit of a bunk-up this evening, Stubby, by any chance?1971, Brian W[ilson] Aldiss, “Book 2: The Old Five-fingered Widow”, in A Soldier Erect, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, →OCLC, page 111
- Smoking should only be done glamorously, at will readings or during multimillion-dollar jewellery heists, or wretchedly, in Paris, lamenting an extramarital bunk-up—so let’s have none of that.2023 January 28, Justin Myers, “62 dating green flags that shout ‘this one’s a keeper’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC
Synonyms of bunk-up
Forms of bunk-up
| plural | bunk-ups |
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Questions about bunk-up
- What does bunk-up mean?
- Bunk-up means a manoeuvre in which one person is pushed upwards by another, or others, in order to climb over a fence or similar obstacle.
- What part of speech is bunk-up?
- Bunk-up is a noun.
- What is the plural of bunk-up?
- The plural of bunk-up is bunk-ups.
Words near bunk-up in the dictionary
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