Standard Lemma guide

pank

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpæŋk/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈphæŋk] without æ-raising
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/
  • Canada, US: [ˈpheɪ̯ŋk]
  • Canada, US: /ˈpɛ̃ŋk/
  • Canada, US: [ˈphɛ̃ŋk]
  • rhymes with -æŋk

1

noun

Meaning 1

An irritating or stupid person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, rare, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To pack down, to compact (particularly snow).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Inland-Northern-American, regional

Examples

  • I was panking some snow the other day.
  • I panked brown sugar into a container.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To breathe hard, pant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To pound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Likely a modification of punk.

Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to Swedish panka (“to be exhausted, give out”). Alternatively, perhaps a syncopated variant of panic.