punk out
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punk out (third-person singular simple present punks out, present participle punking out, simple past and past participle punked out)
- (slang, intransitive) To give up or cravenly abandon something difficult.
- When the going got tough, he punked out.
- (slang, transitive, almost always used in the passive voice) To treat as a punk (either as a worthless person or the bottom in a male-male relationship, especially a nonconsenting prison relationship).
- He knew if he didn't stand up for himself, he'd be punked out by someone stronger.