zonk

American  

[zongk, zawngk] / zɒŋk, zɔŋk /

verb (used without object)

1. to become unconscious from alcohol or narcotic drugs; pass out.

2. to fall soundly asleep or relax completely.

   I've got to go home and zonk out.

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verb (used with object)

1. to stupefy, as by alcohol or narcotic drugs.

2. to sedate or anesthetize.

   If the pain gets too bad the doctors will zonk you.

3. to strike or defeat soundly; knock out; clobber.

Etymology

Origin of zonk

First recorded in 1945–50; of expressive origin; -onk perhaps copies conk ²

Example Sentences

He doesn’t schedule any dinners that first week back and goes to bed at 5 p.m., if he is zonked.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said that by early evening, they were "zonked, but it's lovely".

From BBC

She insisted Marc fill the neurologist’s prescription for an anti-anxiety medication that diminished his irritability and agitation without zonking him out.

From Los Angeles Times

We went home, plopped on the couch and, zonked but inexplicably wired, watched the entirety of "Men in Black," which I’d never seen.

From Salon

I try to center myself before I zonk out.

From Los Angeles Times