See donk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/EN-AU_ck1_donk.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒŋk"
}
],
"word": "donk"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ɒŋk",
"Rhymes:English/ɒŋk/1 syllable",
"en:Automotive",
"en:People"
],
"etymology_number": 5,
"forms": [
{
"form": "donks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "donk (plural donks)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "2012, Jemele Hill, Wozniacki's impersonation of Serena wasn't racist https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/8739851/caroline-wozniacki-impersonation-serena-williams-racist\nSerena Williams has a donk."
}
],
"glosses": [
"buttocks"
],
"links": [
[
"buttocks",
"buttocks"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/dɒŋk/"
},
{
"audio": "EN-AU ck1 donk.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/EN-AU_ck1_donk.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_donk.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/EN-AU_ck1_donk.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒŋk"
}
],
"word": "donk"
}
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