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doing a bunk

doing a bunk is the present participle and gerund of do a bunk.

Meaning of do a bunk

Verb

do a bunk (third-person singular simple present does a bunk, present participle doing a bunk, simple past did a bunk, past participle done a bunk)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, slang) To escape or flee, especially under incriminating circumstances.

Questions about doing a bunk

What is doing a bunk the present participle and gerund of?
Doing a bunk is the present participle and gerund of do a bunk.

Words near doing a bunk in the dictionary

  1. doina
  2. doinas
  3. doing
  4. doing a bit of stiff
  5. doing a Bradbury
  6. doing a bunk
  7. doing a flit
  8. doing a land-office business
  9. doing a listen
  10. doing a little bit of trolling
  11. doing a little trolling

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