"gonk" meaning in English

See gonk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɒŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑŋk/ [General-American], /ɡɔŋk/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: en-au-gonk.ogg Forms: gonks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋk Etymology: A proprietary name of arbitrary formation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gonk (plural gonks)
  1. A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
    Sense id: en-gonk-en-noun-en:fuzzy_toy
  2. A stupid, ignorant, or boorish person. Categories (topical): People, Prostitution Synonyms: idiot, dork
    Sense id: en-gonk-en-noun-en:idiot Disambiguation of People: 0 47 4 44 5 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 6 48 19 25 3
  3. (New Zealand, military, slang) A sleep; a nap. Tags: New-Zealand, slang Categories (topical): Military, Sleep, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-gonk-en-noun-en:sleep Disambiguation of Sleep: 6 13 75 2 3 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 17 3 62 11 6 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 8 33 23 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 8 44 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 6 53 8 9 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Crime, People Synonyms: prostitute's client
    Sense id: en-gonk-en-noun-en:prostitute_s_client Disambiguation of People: 0 47 4 44 5 Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /ɡɒŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑŋk/ [General-American], /ɡɔŋk/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: en-au-gonk.ogg Forms: gonks [present, singular, third-person], gonking [participle, present], gonked [participle, past], gonked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒŋk Etymology: A proprietary name of arbitrary formation. Head templates: {{en-verb}} gonk (third-person singular simple present gonks, present participle gonking, simple past and past participle gonked)
  1. (US, slang) To lie; to tell an untruth Tags: US, slang Related terms: gonk out
    Sense id: en-gonk-en-verb-en:to_lie Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime."
      ],
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          "_dis": "0 47 4 44 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 48 19 25 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Prostitution",
          "orig": "en:Prostitution",
          "parents": [
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            "Human",
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            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stupid, ignorant, or boorish person."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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      ],
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        }
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        },
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          "_dis": "21 8 33 23 16",
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          "_dis": "23 8 44 14 10",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 6 53 8 9",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 13 75 2 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sleep",
          "orig": "en:Sleep",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
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          "_dis": "17 3 62 11 6",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
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            "Fiction",
            "Artistic works",
            "Art",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "text": "I'm going off to have a gonk.",
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        }
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        "A sleep; a nap."
      ],
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          "_dis": "0 47 4 44 5",
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          "orig": "en:People",
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        "A prostitute's client."
      ],
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        [
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        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɡɒŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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