zonked

[zongkt, zawngkt]

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adjective Slang.

stupefied by or as if by alcohol or drugs; high.
exhausted or asleep.

Sometimes zonked out.

Origin of zonked

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60; zonk + -ed²

zonk

[zongk, zawngk]Slang.

verb (used without object) (often fol. by out)

to become unconscious from alcohol or narcotic drugs; pass out.
to fall soundly asleep or relax completely: I've got to go home and zonk out.

verb (used with object)

to stupefy, as by alcohol or narcotic drugs.
to sedate or anesthetize: If the pain gets too bad the doctors will zonk you.
to strike or defeat soundly; knock out; clobber.

Origin of zonk

1945–50; of expressive orig.; -onk perhaps copies conk²

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Related Words for zonked

dazed, dumbfounded, flying, groggy, high, inebriated, lit, plastered, stoned, thunderstruck, tipsy, wasted, crocked, sloshed, stewed, amazed, astonished, bashed, buzzed, juiced

Examples from the Web for zonked

Contemporary Examples of zonked

There, he finds Azoff, also zonked out on ludes, and they get in a bizarre, drugged-out fight.
The 21 Craziest Moments in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’: Cocaine-Fueled Orgies and More
Marlow Stern
December 17, 2013
Belfort, zonked out on ludes, dry humps a stewardess during a flight to Geneva.
The 21 Craziest Moments in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’: Cocaine-Fueled Orgies and More
Marlow Stern
December 17, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for zonked

zonked

adjective slang

highly intoxicated from drugs or alcohol
utterly exhausted

Word Origin for zonked

C20: of imitative origin

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Word Origin and History for zonked

zonk

1950, "to hit hard;" 1968, "to put into a stupor;" slang term, of echoic origin.