Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonker

/bˈɔŋkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
bonker
IPA
/bˈɔŋkɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who bonks.

Informal

noun

A small calibrated explosive charges used to give a disruptive and/or destabilising force to an aeroplane in flight for test purposes.

Informal

Etymology

From bonk + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bonkers (plural)

Rhymes With

reconquer conquer conker plonker honker donker zonker yonker badonker

Questions

How do you pronounce bonker?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɔŋkɚ/.
What does bonker mean?
One who bonks.
Where does bonker come from?
From bonk + -er.

How to pronounce bonker

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