conk
pronunciation
How to pronounce conk in British English:
UK [kɒŋk]
How to pronounce conk in American English:
US [kɑŋk]
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- Noun:
- informal term for the nose
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- Verb:
- come to a stop
- hit, especially on the head
- die
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Word Origin
- conk (v.)
- as in conk out, 1918, coined by World War I airmen, perhaps in imitation of the sound of a stalling motor, reinforced by conk (v.) "hit on the head," originally "punch in the nose" (1821), from conk (n.), slang for "nose" (1812), perhaps from fancied resemblance to a conch (pronounced "conk") shell.
Example
- 1. I ll conk you if you annoy me again .
- 2. " There are plenty of men who conk out when the tv goes on , " kennedy counters .
- 3. The young and the beautiful are not expected to conk out in this way , to take , as it were , the nelson rockefeller option .