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wunkus

/ˈwʊŋkʊs/

wunkus noun: a silly or goofy animal, generally meant in an endearing way.

wunkus: a silly or goofy animal, generally meant in an endearing way
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Noun

wunkus (plural wunki)

  1. (endearing, slang) A silly or goofy animal, generally meant in an endearing way
  2. (endearing, slang) A meme format which focuses on a goofy or silly animal in a lighthearted manner

Forms of wunkus

pluralwunki

Origin of wunkus

Originating from the "Wunkus" subreddit, which was created to showcase memes and images of the nature as described below. The subreddit's creator invented the word supposedly at random.

Questions about wunkus

What does wunkus mean?
Wunkus means a silly or goofy animal, generally meant in an endearing way.
What part of speech is wunkus?
Wunkus is a noun.
How do you pronounce wunkus?
Wunkus is pronounced /ˈwʊŋkʊs/ (UK).
What is the plural of wunkus?
The plural of wunkus is wunki.

Words near wunkus in the dictionary

  1. wung
  2. wung-out
  3. wunga
  4. Wunghnu
  5. Wungu
  6. wunkus
  7. wunna
  8. wunner
  9. wunnered
  10. wunnerful
  11. wunnering

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wunkus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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