bunkie

[ buhng-kee ]

nounSlang.

Origin of bunkie

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; bunk1 + -ie

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How to use bunkie in a sentence

  • This conclusion was justified when he asked his wretched "bunkie" if he had observed him leaving the room during the night.

    West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheon
  • One of the men told how his bunkie at Base Six in Bordeaux had died of heart failure when under ether.

    Tutors' Lane | Wilmarth Lewis
  • When night came on my bunkie and I, along with others, spread our blankets on the hurricane deck back of the smokestacks.

  • For this purpose I provided myself with a small hatchet, and to even up loads my bunkie carried a frying pan for our use.