wunkus

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US, UK/ˈwʌŋ.kəs/

noun

A lovably silly or goofy animal.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounwunkus (plural wunki)

plural wunki · alternative singular wunk · alternative singular wunker · alternative singular wunkie · alternative plural wunks

  1. InternetendearingA lovably silly or goofy animal.
  2. InternetendearingAn Internet meme depicting such an animal.

Origin

Originating from the subreddit r/wunkus, created to showcase memes and images of the kind described below. The subreddit's creator invented the word apparently at random, though the -us in the word likely implies the word is in part a pseudo-Latinism, supported by the plural form resembling the nominative plural of second-declension nouns.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wunkus

obuncous
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Cite this entry
APA

wunkus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wunkus

MLA

“wunkus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wunkus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wunkus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wunkus.

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