zonked

Sometimes zonked out

[zongkt, zawngkt]

adjective

Slang.

1. stupefied by or as if by alcohol or drugs; high.

2. exhausted or asleep.

zonked

/ zɒŋkt /

adjective

1. highly intoxicated from drugs or alcohol

2. utterly exhausted

Word History and Origins

Origin of zonked¹

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60; zonk + -ed ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of zonked¹

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

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

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Victoria is so zonked out of her mind that she doesn’t even know where in the world she is.

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While recovering from appendicitis, Inaba has experienced some fluctuation in energy level — staying awake and “feeling good” for a few hours only to be “zonked out” shortly thereafter.

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When her friends decide to get zonked on pills, the great teen singer of 2019 retreats to the cabaret in the back of her brain to show the world precisely what she’s made of.

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“I had the exact same problem as Juliet,” Hunt says, “but I was so zonked at the time, I just took the easy route for a while and reverted to purees and spoon-feeding.”

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