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View synonyms for conk out
conk out
verb
- (of machines, cars, etc) to fail suddenly
- to tire suddenly or collapse, as from exhaustion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conk out1
C20: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Praying for sleep, perhaps, but the right to conk out near the table?
From The Daily Beast
"You better be thinking of getting us in, one of my engines is about to conk out on me," he called across.
From Project Gutenberg
I stared at Regis and demanded, "I didn't conk out, did I, from a little scratch like this?"
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