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zonk out

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verb

  1. slang (intr, adverb) to fall asleep, esp from physical exhaustion or the effects of alcohol or drugs

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I try to center myself before I zonk out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

“She’ll zonk out in front of her computer,” her mother, Marilyn Dayton, said, “and I’ll have to wake her.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021

Try that and some chamomile tea and you’ll really zonk out.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2018

When the couple, both struggling with age, zonk out in front of the TV, Dan jokes, “We missed all the shows about black and Asian families.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2018

And when you go to bed that night, the last thing you see before you zonk out are those eyes, and the last thing on your face is a smile.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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