English

Noun

Tonk ‎(plural Tonks)

1. A Tonkinese cat

Anagrams

• knot

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thonk, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz

Noun

Tonk

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English

Noun

tonk ‎(plural tonks)

1. (slang, chiefly US) An illegal immigrant of any country.
   • 1990: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee - An agent, Larry Moy, when asked to define the derivation of the term “tonk,” replied: “...it's the sound of flashlight hitting somebody's head, tonk". [This "derivation" is incorrect - see Etymology]
   • 1998: Cirenio Rodriguez & Enrique T Trueba, Leadership, education and political action, in Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political Action in School and Society - "Catch as many tonks as you guys can. Safely. An alien is not worth busting a leg."
   • 2005: EMF (poster on The QandO Blog in response to Illegal immigration made easy, read at [] on 27 May 2006) - The pissed off Arizona land owner who snipes the tonks with a high powered rifle.

Etymology 2

Noun

tonk ‎(plural tonks)

1. (slang) An item of value, or of perceived value, especially for sale.

   How much tonk have we got to shift?

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• tunk

Noun

tonk ‎(uncountable)

1. A matching card game, combining features of knock rummy and conquian.

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• knot