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bonk

Syllabification: (bonk)
Pronunciation: /bäNGk/
informal
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Definition of bonk

verb

  • 1 [with object] knock or hit (something) so as to cause a reverberating sound:he bonked his head on the plane’s low bulkhead
  • 2 [with object] have sexual intercourse with (someone).
  • 3 [no object] (of a cyclist or runner) reach a point of exhaustion that makes one unable to go further:I bonked and couldn’t pedal another stroke

noun

  • 1an act of knocking or hitting something that causes a reverberating sound:give it a bonk with a hammer
  • 2an act of sexual intercourse.
  • 3 (the bonk) a level of exhaustion that makes a cyclist or runner unable to go further:we had the bonk when we were saddle sore

Origin:

1930s: imitative

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