"Dunks" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Clipping of Dunkin' + -s. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|w:Dunkin' Donuts|Dunkin'}} Clipping of Dunkin', {{suffix|en||s}} + -s Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dunks
  1. (slang) The American multinational coffee and doughnut restaurant chain Dunkin' Donuts. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nicknames Synonyms: Dunk's
    Sense id: en-Dunks-en-name-mLV8CTpn Disambiguation of Nicknames: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun form}} Dunks
  1. plural of Dunk Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Dunk
    Sense id: en-Dunks-en-name-cTxUMMj3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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