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Added 8 October 2026

gonk

/ɡɒŋk/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gonk at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
A stupid, ignorant, or boorish person.
A sleep; a nap.
I'm going off to have a gonk.

verb

To lie; to tell an untruth
You're gonking me!
↑ “Gonk, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Origin

A proprietary name of arbitrary formation.

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