flunkout

[ fluhngk-out ]

noun
  1. a person who has flunked out of school or a course.

Origin of flunkout

1
Noun use of verb phrase flunk out

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Other Idioms and Phrases with flunkout

flunkout

Expel or be expelled from a school because one's work does not meet the required standard. For example, He flunked out of Harvard after just one year. [Slang; early 1800s]

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