Zonk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zɒŋk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zonk is a noun meaning (transitive, slang) To hit hard .
Meaning
(transitive, slang) To hit hard .
More Meanings
- (transitive, slang) To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .
- (intransitive, slang, usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.
- (slang) The feeling of a drug taking hold.
- (slang) A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.
- (slang) 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).
Example Sentences
After two hours of studying, I zonked out.
I have three empty coffee cans, two with prizes and one with a slip of paper that says "Zonk."
Behind two doors is a “zonk,” that is, something amusing but of little or no value, such as a goat, […]
Once a contestant picked a door, Monty would often open one of the other two doors to reveal a zonk, […]
Word Forms
- zonks
- zonking
- zonked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stupefy, slum, zonker, zoot, buzzkill, donkey.
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