Bunked

/bʌŋkt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of bunk; either slept in a bunk, or skipped school or work without permission.

Etymology

From the noun 'bunk,' either a sleeping platform or short for 'bunkum' (nonsense); the 'skipping' meaning originated in American slang in the late 1800s.

Kelly Says

The word 'bunked' shows how school culture becomes embedded in language—'bunking off' is understood differently in British English than American 'playing hooky,' revealing different slang traditions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነበር
en-de ne-ber
ARالعربية
فوتت
foo-tat
BNবাংলা
নিশ্চিন্ত হয়েছি
nish-chin-t ho-ye-chi
CACatalà
vaig
vay-g
CSČeština
spalil
spa-leel
DADansk
sov
soh
DEDeutsch
ausgeschlafen
ow-shkla-fa-len
ELΕλληνικά
ξέχασα
khe-khas-a
ESEspañol
me quedé dormido
meh keh-deh dor-mee-doh
FAفارسی
خوابیدم
khawab-idam
FISuomi
nukkunut
noo-koo-nut
FRFrançais
j'ai fait la grasse matinée
ʒa fe la graːs ma.tinee
GUGU
સોયું
so-yoon
HAHA
ya barci
ya bar-chee
HEעברית
הייתי ישן
ha-ee-tee yeh-shan
HIहिन्दी
सोया
so-ya
HUMagyar
aludtam
ah-loo-dtam
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidur
tee-door
IGIG
n'a-akpọ
n'a-ak-po
ITItaliano
mi sono riposato
mee soh-noh ree-poh-sah-toh
JA日本語
寝坊した
ne-bou-shi-ta
KKKK
уйқы
oo-y-kee
KMKM
ស្លាប់
slah-b
KO한국어
잠을 잤다
jam-eul ja-sseuda
MRMR
निरस्त
ni-ra-st
MSBahasa Melayu
tidur
tee-door
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kye
NLNederlands
geweest
geh-veest
NONorsk
sov
soh
PAPA
ਸੁੱ NOC
su-noc
PLPolski
spałem
spa-lem
PTPortuguês
fiquei dormindo
fi-kay dor-min-doh
RORomână
am dormit
am dor-mee-toh
RUРусский
проспал
pro-spa-l
SVSvenska
sovit
soh-veet
SWKiswahili
kulala
koo-la-la
TAதமிழ்
நீண்ட잠
nee-en-dham
TEతెలుగు
నిద్రపోయాను
ni-dra-po-ya-nu
THไทย
นอนหลับ
non-lap
TLTL
natutulog
na-tu-tu-log
TRTürkçe
uyudum
oo-yoo-doom
UKУкраїнська
проспав
pro-spav
URاردو
سُن سُن
sun sun
VITiếng Việt
dỗ dành
doh-dahn
YOYO
ni gbà
nee gba
ZH中文
逃课了
táo kè le
ZUZU
ngishile
ngee-shee-leh

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