flunkout
[ fluhngk-out ]
/ ˈflʌŋkˌaʊt /
noun
a person who has flunked out of school or a course.
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Origin of flunkout
Noun use of verb phrase flunk out
Words nearby flunkout
flung, flunisolide, flunitrazepam, flunk, flunkey, flunkout, flunky, fluoborate, fluoboric, fluoboric acid, fluocinonide
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Idioms and Phrases with flunkout
flunk out
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]
Fail at anything, as in The camera ran out of film so we flunked out as photographers. [Slang; late 1800s]
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