QUONK

Etymology

Imitative.

Noun

quonk (uncountable)

Unwanted noise picked up by a microphone in a broadcasting studio.

Audience chatter that disturbs the performer.

Verb

quonk (third-person singular simple present quonks, present participle quonking, simple past and past participle quonked)

(intransitive) To produce unwanted noise.

(intransitive) To honk.

Source: Wiktionary



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