gonk
UK/ɡɒŋk/US/ɡɑŋk/
gonk noun: a small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
Noun
gonk (plural gonks)
- A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
- A stupid, ignorant, or boorish person.
- Blows my fucking mind that the gonks at NYP [New York Post] can even consider the idea of a bloated budget for public schooling. THERE'S NO SUCH THING.2026 July 10, u/Blurzerker, “Even his hitpieces make him look good”, in r/BlackPeopleTwitter (Reddit post), archived from the original on 11 Jul 2026
- Synonyms:
- addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo
- A sleep; a nap.
- I'm going off to have a gonk.
- A prostitute's client.
- Synonyms:
- all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, jane, jockey, john, kerb crawler, monger, muttonmonger, punter
Verb
gonk (third-person singular simple present gonks, present participle gonking, simple past and past participle gonked)
Synonyms of gonk
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Forms of gonk
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gonks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gonks |
| present participle | gonking |
| past participle | gonked |
| past | gonked |
Origin of gonk
A proprietary name of arbitrary formation.
Words that rhyme with gonk
Questions about gonk
- What does gonk mean?
- Gonk means a small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
- What part of speech is gonk?
- Gonk can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce gonk?
- Gonk is pronounced /ɡɒŋk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gonk?
- The plural of gonk is gonks.
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Source and license
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