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"ipa": "/ˈbɒŋkəz/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɑŋkɚz/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-bonkers.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-us-bonkers.ogg/En-us-bonkers.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-bonkers.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒŋkə(ɹ)z"
}
],
"word": "bonkers"
}
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