Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonk

/bɑŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: bonk
IPA: /bɑŋk/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hit or strike; to collide with something.

Informal

verb

To have sexual intercourse (with).

British usage; Informal

verb

To hit something with the front of the board, especially in midair.

verb

To experience sudden and severe fatigue in an endurance sports event due to glycogen depletion.

Informal

noun

A bump on the head.

Countable; Informal

noun

Any minor collision or blow.

Countable; Informal

noun

An act of sexual intercourse.

British usage; Countable; Informal

noun

A condition of sudden, severe fatigue in an endurance sports event caused by glycogen depletion.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Please let it be the cow. No such luck, The 'cow' picked up my big brass telescope and bonked me on the head with it."
"Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge) What is a proper relationship? Louise (Lesley Sharp): Living with someone who talks to you after they've bonked ya."
"Because most of the blokes I fancy think l'm stupid and pointless—and, so, they just bonk me and then leave me. And the kind of blokes that do fancy me, I think are drips. I can't even be bothered to bonk them. Which does sort of leave me a bit nowhere."
"But let’s not kid ourselves about bonking for Britain: this is just “the great replacement theory” with a tax code."
"I had eaten five of my six PowerBars. I was exhausted and famished. In cycling they describe what was happening to me as bonking: my body was out of fuel and had no more energy."
"“[…] 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."

Etymology

Of imitative origin. Compare English bang, bounce, bump.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Bonk

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɑŋk/
British English: /bɒŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bonks (present, singular) bonking (participle, present) bonked (participle, past) bonked (past) bonks (plural)

Derived Forms

bonkbuster bonkable bonkbusting bonker

Phrases

nose bonk bonk bag bonk ban bonk-on

Synonyms

boink discuss Uganda have sex approach cohabit common company copulate couple engage in sex exchange flesh have intimate relations

Rhymes With

honk wank wonk cronk bronc kronk conk ronk bronk vonk shonk fronk

Questions

How do you pronounce bonk?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɑŋk/.
What does bonk mean?: To hit or strike; to collide with something.
Where does bonk come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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