wunch
/wʌntʃ/
wunch noun: a group of unpleasant people, especially bankers.
Noun
wunch (plural wunches)
- A group of unpleasant people, especially bankers.
- Today, we learn that Douglas Hurd, in a couple of months' time, is set to join those providers of financial services, collectively known as a "wunch of bankers", NatWest, from a bunch of MPs.1995, Trades Union Congress, Report of Annual Trades Union Congress
- That particular wunch of bankers may be mortified to know that Hamm had no connection any company called Dow, and was rather one of a group of anti-capitalist pranksters accidentally invited to the conference.2005 August 17, “Feedback”, in New Scientist
Forms of wunch
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Origin of wunch
Spoonerism by transposing the first letters of bunch of wankers to produce the phrase wunch of bankers.
Words that rhyme with wunch
Questions about wunch
- What does wunch mean?
- Wunch means a group of unpleasant people, especially bankers.
- What part of speech is wunch?
- Wunch is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wunch?
- Wunch is pronounced /wʌntʃ/.
- What is the plural of wunch?
- The plural of wunch is wunches.
Words near wunch in the dictionary
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