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clunk

[ kluhngk ]
/ klʌŋk /
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verb (used with or without object)
to hit hard, especially on the head.
noun
a hard hit, especially on the head.
Informal. a stupid person; clunkhead.
Informal. clunker (def. 2)
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Origin of clunk

1790–1800; imitative; cf. clink1, clank
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British Dictionary definitions for clunk

clunk
/ (klʌŋk) /

noun
a blow or the sound of a blow
a dull metallic sound
a dull or stupid person
mainly Scot
  1. the gurgling sound of a liquid
  2. the sound of a cork being removed from a bottle
verb
to make or cause to make such a sound

Word Origin for clunk

C19: of imitative origin
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