zonk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).
  2. The feeling of a drug taking hold.
  3. A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.
verb
  1. To hit hard .
  2. To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .
  3. To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.

Pronunciation

/zɒŋk/ En-au-zonk.ogg

Word forms

zonk zonks zoink zonking zonked

Etymology

First attested around 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.

Derived words

Translations

German: schläfrig machen German: müde machen
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