bonk
Definition
- Verb (Transitive & Intransitive):
- To hit something hard, often producing a dull, hollow sound: To strike or collide with something with significant force.
- To have sexual intercourse (with someone): A slang, informal, and often humorous term for engaging in sexual activity.
Usage Examples
Verb (Meaning: To hit):
- He bonked his head on the low doorway.
- The ball bonked off the wall and into the garden.
Verb (Meaning: To have sex):
- They met at the party and ended up bonking.
- The tabloids claimed the actors were bonking.
Advanced Usage
- Onomatopoeic Use: The word "bonk" is often used because it imitates the sound of a blunt impact.
- The cartoon character was always getting bonked on the head.
- Informal/Figurative Use (related to exhaustion): In sports slang, particularly cycling and running, "to bonk" means to suddenly hit a point of extreme fatigue or energy depletion.
- I hadn't eaten enough and bonked halfway through the marathon.
Variants and Related Words
- Bonker (noun, informal): A person who has sex frequently or promiscuously. (Very informal/slang)
- Bonkers (adjective): A completely separate, common slang word meaning crazy or insane.
- The idea is completely bonkers.
Synonyms
- For "hit": strike, knock, bump, thwack, smack.
- For "have sex": sleep with, have intercourse with, go to bed with (informal), shag (UK slang), screw (vulgar slang).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Compounds
- Bonk on the head: A common phrase specifying the location of the hit.
- The falling apple gave him a bonk on the head.
Related Idioms
- To bonk someone on the nose: A playful or descriptive way to say you hit someone's nose.
- To have a bonk: (Informal/British) A phrase meaning to have sexual intercourse.
- They went back to his place to have a bonk.
Verb
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hit hard
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have sexual intercourse with
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