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punkie
[ puhng-kee ]
noun
- any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of punkie1
1760–70, Americanism; < New York Dutch *punkje, alteration of Munsee Delaware pónkwəs (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *penkw- dust, ashes + *-ehs- diminutive suffix) + Dutch -je diminutive suffix
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Example Sentences
Jean gave in and varnished his pelt thoroughly with my "punkie dope," as he called it; but, too late; the mischief was done.
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