flunk out

verb

flunked out; flunking out; flunks out

intransitive verb

: to be dismissed from a school or college for failure

transitive verb

: to dismiss from a school or college for failure

Examples of flunk out in a Sentence

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More:Why that deal on a college textbook might flunk out, plus more back-to-school scams Walmart's earnings boost Walmart's second-quarter earnings exceeded expectations, with a 4.8% revenue increase driven by e-commerce and advertising growth. Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2024 If anything, competitive eating became just another way to fold in on myself like a piece of dough, to reframe the consumptive appetites that led to fights, a DWI, and stints of flunking out of college. Krista Stevens, Longreads, 12 July 2024 After working with spray paint at Michigan Central, Diaz enrolled at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit — but flunked out after two years. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024 My own mother flunked out of the MGM Little Red Schoolhouse, for God’s sake, not that that’s very inspiring. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for flunk out 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of flunk out was in 1920

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“Flunk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flunk%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

flunk out

verb
: to dismiss or be dismissed from a school for failing
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