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zonk.

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).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɔːŋk//zɒŋk/
  1. 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).

    slang
  2. The feeling of a drug taking hold.

    slang
  3. A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.

    slang
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.

verb/zɔːŋk//zɒŋk/
  1. To hit hard.

    slang · transitive
  2. To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor.

    slang · transitive
  3. To become exhausted, sleepy, or delirious.

    intransitive · slang
    After two hours of studying, I zonked out.
Where this word comes from

First attested in c. 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.

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