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conk.

The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/kɑŋk/General-American
  1. The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.

  2. A nose, especially a large one.

    slang
  3. Alternative spelling of conch.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Variant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century.

verb/kɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/kɑŋk/General-American
  1. To hit, especially on the head.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Variant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century.

noun/kɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/kɑŋk/General-American
  1. A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.

    US · dated
Where this word comes from

From congolene, the brand name of a hair-straightening product.

verb/kɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/kɑŋk/General-American
  1. To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.

    US · dated
Where this word comes from

From congolene, the brand name of a hair-straightening product.

verb/kɒŋk/Received-Pronunciation/kɑŋk/General-American
  1. To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down.

    colloquial · often
  2. To become unconscious.

    colloquial · often
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Attested since the early twentieth century.

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