1. [N. Amer, informal] Material for starting a fire
   "Dry leaves and small twigs make excellent spunk for starting a campfire";
   - kindling, tinder, touchwood [archaic], punk [N. Amer]
    
2. The courage to carry on
   "he kept fighting on pure spunk";
   - heart, mettle, nerve
    
3. [Brit, vulgar] The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
   "I hate getting spunk in my hair";
   - semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, come [informal]
    
4. [Austral, informal] A sexually attractive person
   "He's quite a spunk, isn't he?"

Derived forms: spunks

Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, bottle [Brit, informal], braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], igniter, ignitor, lighter, liquid body substance

Encyclopedia: Spunk