zonk
Plural: zonks
Noun
- An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).
- The feeling of a drug taking hold.
- A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.
Verb
Verb Forms: zonked, zonking, zonks
- To hit hard, or to stun or stupefy.
- To hit hard .
- To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .
- To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.
Examples
- After two hours of studying, I zonked out.
- That unexpected triple-word score seemed to ZONK his opponent into silence.
Origin / Etymology
First attested around 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.
Scrabble Score: 17
zonk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordzonk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zonk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
zonk: valid Words With Friends Word