bunk in

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Meaning · English

To enter a venue covertly, without permission.

Register: slang

Examples

Bunking in had to be abandoned when we reached the age of twelve, not because of any developing sense of civic responsibility, but because we'd grown too big to squeeze through the gents' toilet window at the Red Hall Cinema […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “bunk in” mean?

To enter a venue covertly, without permission.

Is “bunk in” formal or informal?

bunk in is generally slang.