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Shortened from bunkum, a variant of buncombe, from Buncombe County, North Carolina. See bunkum for more.

Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish Scottish English bunker (“seat, bench”), the origin of which is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian (North Germanic); compare Old Swedish bunke (“boards used to protect the cargo of a ship”). Possibly related to bunch.

19th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps from previous "to occupy a bunk" meaning, with connotations of a hurried departure, as if on a ship.

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: глупости (gluposti) — nonsense
• Bulgarian: дрънканици (drǎnkanici) — nonsense
• Finnish: soopa — nonsense
• German: Quatsch — nonsense
• Italian: sciocchezza — nonsense
• Swedish: strunt — nonsense
• Bulgarian: койка (kojka) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Chinese Mandarin: 舖位 /铺位 (pùwèi) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Chinese Mandarin: 床位 (chuángwèi) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Finnish: punkka — one of a series of berth in tiers
• French: couchette — one of a series of berth in tiers
• German: Koje — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Irish: bunc — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Italian: cuccetta — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Italian: letto a castello — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Japanese: 寝台 (shindai) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Norwegian Bokmål: køye — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Norwegian Nynorsk: køye — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Norwegian Nynorsk: køy — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Portuguese: beliche — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Russian: ко́йка (kójka) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Russian: по́лка (pólka) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Spanish: litera — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Yiddish: באַנקבעטל (bankbetl) — one of a series of berth in tiers
• Bulgarian: ко́йка (kójka) — built-in bed on board a ship
• Finnish: punkka — built-in bed on board a ship
• French: couchette — built-in bed on board a ship
• German: Koje — built-in bed on board a ship
• Hebrew: דַּרְגָּשׁ שֵׁנָה (dargash shenah) — built-in bed on board a ship
• Irish: bunc — built-in bed on board a ship
• Italian: cuccetta — built-in bed on board a ship
• Norman: cabanne — built-in bed on board a ship
• Norwegian Bokmål: køye — built-in bed on board a ship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: køye — built-in bed on board a ship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: køy — built-in bed on board a ship
• Polish: koja — built-in bed on board a ship
• Portuguese: beliche — built-in bed on board a ship
• Russian: ко́йка (kójka) — built-in bed on board a ship
• Spanish: litera — built-in bed on board a ship
• Spanish: camarote — built-in bed on board a ship
• Swedish: koj — built-in bed on board a ship
• Yiddish: באַנקבעטל (bankbetl) — built-in bed on board a ship
• Finnish: bunkata — to occupy a bunk
• Russian: переночевать (perenočevatʹ) — to occupy a bunk
• Finnish: majoittaa — to provide a bunk
• Bulgarian: бягам от училище (bjagam ot učilište) — to fail to attend school without permission
• Finnish: lintsata — to fail to attend school without permission
• French: faire l’école buissonnière — to fail to attend school without permission
• French: buissonner — to fail to attend school without permission
• Māori: takē kura — to fail to attend school without permission
• Russian: прогуливать (progulivatʹ) — to fail to attend school without permission
• Spanish: hacer novillos — to fail to attend school without permission
• Spanish: hacer la cimarra — to fail to attend school without permission
• Swedish: skolka — to fail to attend school without permission
• Ukrainian: сачкувати (sačkuvaty) — to fail to attend school without permission
• Ukrainian: прогулювати (prohuljuvaty) — to fail to attend school without permission