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zonk

/zɔːŋk/
/zɒŋk/

Rhymes with -ɔːŋk, -ɒŋk

Where it comes from

First attested in c. 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.

noun zonks · zoink

slang An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal). There will always be two doors that hold zonks, so regardless of whether you initially chose the grand prize or a zonk, Monty will always be able to show you a zonk not chosen.
slang The feeling of a drug taking hold.
slang A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.

verb zonks · zonking · zonked · zoink

slang, transitive To hit hard.
slang, transitive To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor.
intransitive, slang To become exhausted, sleepy, or delirious. After two hours of studying, I zonked out.

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noun an unfavorable card or token

Deutsch	Niete, Zonk, Trostpreis, Arschkarte, Schwarzer Peter

verb to make (someone) sleepy or delirious

Deutsch	schläfrig machen, müde machen

verb to become exhausted

Deutsch	müde werden, wegtreten, schläfrig werden, schlapp werden
Русский	уста́ть ustátʹ

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@misc{zonk_2026,
  title = {zonk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zonk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}