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)

1. (slang, intransitive) To give up or cravenly abandon something difficult.

   When the going got tough, he punked out.

2. (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.