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to bunk

to bunk

1 8.5
To miss school or work without permission
  • verb
  • /bʌŋk/
  • UK
translation icon : hacer novillos
  • Bunked off football to spy on the boys.

So, you know, being kind of an outcast, I'm mixed with the outcast kids and started bunking off at school and things like that.

Examples

  • He decided to bunk work on Friday to attend the concert.

  • Anyway, are you sure these lot's parents don't know they've bunked off school to hit a nightclub at 10:00 in the morning?

    Blinded by the Light (2019)

  • I never bunked off school.

    Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

  • So, you know, being kind of an outcast, I'm mixed with the outcast kids and started bunking off at school and things like that.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • Many students choose to bunk school to enjoy a day off with friends.

  • If you keep bunking classes, your grades will suffer.

Synonyms

to play hooky
vsto bunk
  • Informal
20 7.7

To stay away from school or work without permission

is defined by absence without permission, not by whether it is unjustified
to bunk off
vsto bunk
  • UK
1 9.8

Stay away from school or work without permission to do something more fun

is absence without permission regardless of reason or enjoyment
to play the wag
vsto bunk
  • UK
9.9

Pretend to be ill to avoid going to work or school

is simple absence without faking illness or offering an excuse

Antonyms

to attend
∞ 1.7

To be present at a meeting or event

to participate
866 2.5

To join in an activity with other people

Phrasal Verbs

to bunk down
  • Informal
5 6.8

To sleep in a temporary place like on the floor or in the living room

to bunk off
  • UK
1 9.8

Stay away from school or work without permission to do something more fun

Compounds

bunk bed
23 1.3

A bed with another bed above it so two people can sleep

feed bunk
  • Jargon
6.3

A long raised container that holds food for cows

How Unauthorized

to bunk
  • UK
1 8.5
to skip
397 1.1
to miss
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bunk infinitive
bunked past
bunked past participle
bunking present participle
bunks third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the verb bunk meaning to skip school or work is to link it to the noun bunk ('bed'): it is like going to your bed or leaving instead of attending class, so to bunk class is to stay away without permission. That's why students who 'bunk' miss lessons on purpose.