conk
1- the head.
- a blow on the head.
- British. the nose.
- to hit or strike on the head.
Origin of conk
1conk
2- to break or fail, as a machine or engine (often followed by out): The engine conked out halfway there.
- to slow down or stop; lose energy (often followed by out).
- to go to sleep (usually followed by off or out).
- to lose consciousness; faint (usually followed by out).
- to die (usually followed by out).
Origin of conk
2conk
4- a method of chemically straightening the hair.
- a hairstyle in which the hair has been chemically straightened and sometimes set into waves.
- to straighten (kinky hair) by the use of chemicals: to have one's hair conked.
Origin of conk
4Examples from the Web for conked
Historical Examples of conked
"Poor devil, he's conked out—couldn't stand the gaff," he remarked, half-regretfully.
Skylark ThreeEdward Elmer Smith
You know you may feel pretty miserable, but nobody's conked out with this stuff yet.
The PlagueTeddy Keller
A two-gallon jar of extra-special detergent, used only for laces, conked him and smashed on the floor before him.
The Ambulance Made Two TripsWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
Schwenky put the Captain down, conked him with one massive fist to make sure he stayed out, then stood there, waiting.
The Hell ShipRaymond Alfred Palmer
The motor complained for a few minutes, then coughed and conked out completely.
A Yankee Flier in ItalyRutherford G. Montgomery
conk
- to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose
- a punch or blow, esp on the head or nose
- the head or (esp Brit and NZ) the nose
Word Origin for conk
Word Origin and History for conked
conk
as in conk out, 1918, coined by World War I airmen, perhaps in imitation of the sound of a stalling motor, reinforced by conk (v.) "hit on the head," originally "punch in the nose" (1821), from conk (n.), slang for "nose" (1812), perhaps from fancied resemblance to a conch (pronounced "conk") shell.