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bunkie

American  
[buhng-kee] / ˈbʌŋ ki /

noun

Slang.
  1. bunkmate.


Etymology

Origin of bunkie

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

Example Sentences

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I wondered if my bunkie really was innocent.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

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.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

I would have talked to Vlad the Impaler if he were my bunkie.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2018

To think I'd find you, my old bunkie, Pete, the waiter, out here in the wilds, passin' the buck for Mike McGuire!

From The Vagrant Duke by Gibbs, George

But beside Private Job Wedgesley, his bunkie, another man in the company had an eye on Private Spooner.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville

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