Definition of "spunky" [spunk•y]

• Informal Spirited; plucky. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Here 'spunky' is slang for 'covered in seminal fluid'."
• "Sure, the ladies sing indistinctly with no harmony whatsoever, but they did write much of their own material and have a certain spunky charm that’s not easy to resist."
• "Mr. Liu is known as a spunky, everyday kid who exudes a kind of personality that also isn't handed down by the state."