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MineralMan

(146,311 posts)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 10:50 AM Feb 2019

What is the past tense of "to slink," as in "to slink away from an important negotiation?" [View all]

Is it "slinked away" or "slunk away?"

You decide which of the following is the correct news headline, or select one of the other alternatives:


13 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
President Trump Slinked Away from NK Summit
1 (8%)
President Trump Slunk Away from NK Summit
8 (62%)
President Trump Fails to Perform at NK Summit
0 (0%)
President Trump Not Up to The Job in NK
1 (8%)
President Trump Experiences Deal Dysfunction in NK
0 (0%)
President Trump Fails to Rise to Occasion in NK
0 (0%)
President Trump Shows Ass in NK Summit
0 (0%)
President Trump Pantsed by Kim Jong Il in NK
2 (15%)
Other (Create Your Own Headline)
1 (8%)
Bwahaha!
0 (0%)
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According to the learned Dr Seuss it is "slunk" CentralMass Feb 2019 #1
Mmmm...Roast Beast! MineralMan Feb 2019 #2
If it's stink, stank, stunk. . . I guess it would be slink, slank, slunk. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #15
Not necessarily FakeNoose Feb 2019 #22
Or "think, thought, thought." MineralMan Feb 2019 #28
Dang. I was just sticking to the Dr. Seuse Grinch theme. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #37
Pet peeve of mine... llmart Feb 2019 #36
Thank you for pointing that out. Sloppy on my part. CentralMass Feb 2019 #40
Trump bombs bigly Soxfan58 Feb 2019 #3
Nice! MineralMan Feb 2019 #4
"turned tail" dalton99a Feb 2019 #5
Great photo! MineralMan Feb 2019 #6
Gotta go with slunk. panader0 Feb 2019 #7
That's right. Also slinked. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #12
To take a trDump at the negotiating table. magicarpet Feb 2019 #8
His personal Vietnam / Bay of Pigs. tinrobot Feb 2019 #9
He slunk like a skunk... comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #10
Indeed he did. Smelled like one, too. MineralMan Feb 2019 #11
Trump's tiny flaccid performance in Vietnam RainCaster Feb 2019 #13
Flaccid is an excellent word to pair with Trump! MineralMan Feb 2019 #14
Slink, slank, slunk cyclonefence Feb 2019 #16
Aha! An additional alternative! MineralMan Feb 2019 #17
Well, I was an English major n/t cyclonefence Feb 2019 #20
As was I. MineralMan Feb 2019 #21
My New American Dictionary says you are right! CTyankee Feb 2019 #18
Oh for heaven's sake cyclonefence Feb 2019 #19
Well, I just happen to have my dictionary at my computer desk... CTyankee Feb 2019 #23
I have consulted an authoritative source on this: MineralMan Feb 2019 #24
I'm somewhat irregular myself cyclonefence Feb 2019 #25
Well, English is such a strange language. MineralMan Feb 2019 #27
It shows when little kids are learning to talk treestar Feb 2019 #31
Yes. The irregularity of verb conjugations in English MineralMan Feb 2019 #33
Larry David Says "Slunk" ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2019 #26
This was my choice for a response. saidsimplesimon Feb 2019 #30
Trump #Fail slunk away like the failure as a person he is. UCmeNdc Feb 2019 #29
Slunk because Mme. Defarge Feb 2019 #32
Slink slank slunk JCMach1 Feb 2019 #34
Think, Thank, Thunk. MineralMan Feb 2019 #35
Trump was Qaddafi'd by a corn cob by Kim Jong Un as he boarded AF-1. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #38
Either one is correct, per Merriam-Webster meow2u3 Feb 2019 #39
Slithered. Nt lostnfound Feb 2019 #41
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