bonk

American

[bongk] / bɒŋk /

verb (used with or without object)

Slang.

to hit, strike, collide, etc..

to get bonked on the head; cars bonking into each other.

bonk British

/ bɒŋk /

verb

(tr) to hit
to have sexual intercourse (with)

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Other Word Forms

bonking noun

Etymology

Origin of bonk

Perhaps variant of bong ¹

Example Sentences

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Deputy Arthur Perry, who arrived at Stoneman Douglas during the shooting, testified Friday that when he tried to use his radio he only got a “bonk, bonk, bonk” noise.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Few crypto tokens have benefited more than bonk, which was launched at the end of December on the Solana blockchain and had rocketed 5,000% by early January.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023

Twenty years ago, I got a glimpse of how it feels to lack one of our vaunted five senses when I took a bonk on the head and lost my ability to smell.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

You mean like a bonk on the head, right?

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019

“You know, cheering, excitement, rah, rah, rah. The whole school gets together to watch the players bonk helmets and beat their chests.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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