"twonk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /twɒŋk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-twonk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: twonks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋk Etymology: Blend of twit + plonker Etymology templates: {{blend|en|twit|plonker}} Blend of twit + plonker Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} twonk (countable and uncountable, plural twonks)
  1. (British, slang, countable) A stupid person. Tags: British, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-twonk-en-noun-NdWfaHUB Categories (other): British English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 36 20 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 41 37 22
  2. (British, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; rubbish. Tags: British, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-twonk-en-noun-yV7fFzcH Categories (other): British English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 36 20 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 41 37 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /twɒŋk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-twonk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: twonks [present, singular, third-person], twonking [participle, present], twonked [participle, past], twonked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒŋk Etymology: Possibly onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} twonk (third-person singular simple present twonks, present participle twonking, simple past and past participle twonked)
  1. (transitive, British, slang) To hit or slap. Tags: British, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-twonk-en-verb-bT~s1Af5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 36 20 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 41 37 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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