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bonk

bonk

English

Verb

bonk (third-person singular simple present bonks, present participle bonking, simple past and past participle bonked)

  1. (informal) To strike or collide with something.
  2. (informal, chiefly Britain) To have sexual intercourse.
  3. (skateboarding) To hit something with the front wheels of the skateboard, whilst in the air, this pre-dates the snowboarding term,
  4. (snowboarding) To hit something (especially a tree) with one's snowboard, especially while in the air.
  5. (informal) To experience sudden and severe fatigue in an endurance sports event due to glycogen depletion.

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Noun

bonk (plural bonks)

  1. A bump on the head.
  2. Any minor collision or random meeting.
  3. (informal, chiefly Britain) An act of sexual intercourse.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 2,
      [] It’s not like I’m just looking for a bonk, is it? This is something a bit different.” ¶ “Quite,” said Nick—though bonk was a troublingly casual way of referring to something which preoccupied him so much.
  4. A condition of sudden, severe fatigue in an endurance sports event caused by glycogen depletion.

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔŋk

Verb

bonk

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bonken
  2. imperative of bonken