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bonk

American  
[bongk] / bɒŋk /

verb (used with or without object)

Slang.
bonks, present (3rd person singular) bonked, past participle, past bonking present participle
  1. to hit, strike, collide, etc..

    to get bonked on the head; cars bonking into each other.


bonk British  
/ bɒŋk /

verb

  1. (tr) to hit

  2. to have sexual intercourse (with)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of bonk

Perhaps variant of bong 1

Example Sentences

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Boeing sounds like it could be a Bonk spinoff, but sources tell me it’s an actual maker of airplanes.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

He’s the son of longtime NHL forward Radek Bonk and hails from Czechia — as does Kraken amateur scouting director Robert Kron.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Bonk is a meme coin with a mission.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023

Jeanne Bonk with the Chargers, Hannah Gordon with the 49ers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022

To help revitalize the area, the county hired Mr. Bonk, whose parents ran a corner grocery store here for more than 40 years and made enough money to send him and his brother to college.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2017

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