Synonyms

bonk

American

[bongk] / bɒŋk /

verb (used with or without object)

Slang.

to hit, strike, collide, etc..

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

bonk British

/ bɒŋk /

verb

(tr) to hit
to have sexual intercourse (with)

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Other Word Forms

bonking noun

Etymology

Origin of bonk

Perhaps variant of bong ¹

Example Sentences

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Here’s the scene: he’s gasping on the beach, realizes that he’s lying on a fishing net—and, as he sits up, is nearly bonked on the head by a falling coconut.

From Literature

Just then something bonked her on the head.

From Literature

The goslings smiled and squawked and flapped over to their parents, bonking into one another and tumbling across the ground.

From Literature

The massive, stainless steel behemoth bonked into the sign around 11:45 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Everyone froze in place, confetti and streamers in their hair and on their clothes, balloons gently bonking against their heads.

From Literature

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