GONK

Noun

gonk (plural gonks)

A small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops.

A stupid, ignorant, and/or boorish person.

(NZ, military, slang) A sleep; a nap.

(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.

Synonyms

• (stupid person): see dork / idiot

• (prostitute's client): see prostitute's client

Verb

gonk (third-person singular simple present gonks, present participle gonking, simple past and past participle gonked)

(UK, slang, with "out") To sleep.

(US, slang) To lie; to tell an untruth

Anagrams

• Kong, kong

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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