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donks

donks is the plural of donk.

donks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of donk.

Meaning of donk

Noun (1)

donk (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds, or a sound typical of this genre.
    • Speaking to both Jax Jones and The Blackout Crew’s founding member MC Vipes on Zoom one Friday afternoon, we talk about tunes that have been improved with a simple donk, and how this meeting of the minds came to fruition.2023 December 6, Haiti Rex, “The Blackout Crew on donk’s second coming”, in Dazed

Noun (2)

donk (plural donks)

  1. (slang) A donkey (the animal).
    • ‘But you ought to have seen men when I was breaking in the donks and the nigs to the plough! I had a gin leading the donks; her yelling and tugging and trying to lead them while her buck was yelling behind trying to drive them.’1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 242
  2. (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
  3. (Australia, slang) A fool.
  4. (derogatory, slang) A poor player who makes mistakes.

Noun (3)

donk (uncountable)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness

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Questions about donks

What is donks the plural of?
Donks is the plural of donk.

Words near donks in the dictionary

  1. Donkins
  2. Donkor
  3. Donkors
  4. donkra
  5. donkras
  6. donks
  7. Donlan
  8. Donlans
  9. Donleavy
  10. Donley
  11. Donley County

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