bonk

Meanings

Verb

  • To strike or collide with something.
  • To have sexual intercourse.
  • To hit something with the front of the board, especially in midair.
  • To experience sudden and severe fatigue in an endurance sports event due to glycogen depletion.

Noun

  • A bump on the head.
  • Any minor collision or blow.
  • An act of sexual intercourse.
  • A condition of sudden, severe fatigue in an endurance sports event caused by glycogen depletion.
  • An animal call resembling "bonk", for example, the call of the pobblebonk.

Origin

  • Of imitative origin. Compare English bang, bounce, bump.

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