Bunk
(noun)
- A bed, typically one stacked on top of another, as in a ship or prison.
- A story or idea that is absurd or false.
Origin:
Early 19th century (originally us): of unknown origin.
Examples:
- The sailor was exhausted after a long day at sea and crawled into his bunk for some much-needed rest.
- The prisoners slept in bunks stacked three high in the cell.
- His claims of having won the lottery were obviously a bunk.
- The conspiracy theory was pure bunk.
- The soldier was assigned to the bottom bunk in the barracks.