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    Why do we say that a person who ducks responsibility is "doing a bunk"?

    Question #126144. Asked by star_gazer. (Jun 10 12 2:48 PM)


    beergirllaura

    		It is a British slang saying -
    From The Free Dictionary -

    "a hurried departure, usually under suspicious circumstances (esp in the phrase do a bunk)
    vb
    (usually followed by off) to play truant from (school, work, etc.)
    [perhaps from bunk] (in the sense: to occupy a bunk, hence a hurried departure, as on a ship)"

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doing+a+bunk

    Jun 10 12, 6:30 PM

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