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zonk

[ zongk, zawngk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

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.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of zonk¹

First recorded in 1945–50; of expressive origin; -onk perhaps copies conk ²

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We went home, plopped on the couch and, zonked but inexplicably wired, watched the entirety of "Men in Black," which I’d never seen.

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Victoria is so zonked out of her mind that she doesn’t even know where in the world she is.

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I try to center myself before I zonk out.

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While recovering from appendicitis, Inaba has experienced some fluctuation in energy level — staying awake and “feeling good” for a few hours only to be “zonked out” shortly thereafter.

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Just as, in "Sleeping Beauty," Aurora zonks out, only to be awoken by her knight-in-shining-armor, near the end of "Enchanted," Giselle falls victim to an evil witch's spell that conveniently puts her to sleep.

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