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bunkie

[buhng-kee]

noun

Slang.
  1. bunkmate.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of bunkie1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; bunk 1 + -ie
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Example Sentences

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My bunkie wasn’t criminal—he was a square.

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I thought about my old bunkie, the square with the SBS case, and I wondered about the pecking order part of prison, if other prisoners ostracized and judged Tom like I did my bunkie.

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I wondered if my bunkie really was innocent.

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Without access to reliable cellphone service or local media reports, she enlisted the help of a police officer friend before finally hearing from relatives that Correnti had been transferred to the Bayou Vista Community Care Center in Bunkie, La., more than two hours north of her old facility in New Orleans.

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“During Luke’s campaign for Congress last year, Luke and I traveled to every corner of Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District - from Bastrop to Bunkie to Bogalusa - and all points between,” Julia Letlow said.

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