Donked vs Donned - What's the difference?
donked | donned |
(donk)
(Australia, slang) A car's engine.
(Australia, slang) A fool.
(British, uncountable) A sub-genre of scouse house music (from a common percussive sound used in it).
(poker, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
(Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
* 1947 , Southerly: The Magazine of the Australian English Association, Sydney , Volumes 8-10,
(slang) To hit.
* 2007 , Mardi McConnochie, Dangerous Games ,
* 2011 , Susan Brocker, The Wolf in the Wardrobe ,
(don)
(clothing) to put on, to dress in
As verbs the difference between donked and donned
is that donked is (donk) while donned is (don).donked
English
Verb
(head)donk
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)page 87,
- It was the scene where Steve, Blue, Charl and Pricie-ole-man all mount Seldomfed in the dark and rain on their way to rob a neighbour?s orchard. It would very likely raise a reminiscent smile or grin from one who doubled or trebled or quadrupled-donked it to school.
page 121,
- He rested my shoulder on the lid of the toilet seat and tried pushing me out feet first, but I sagged in the middle and jack-knifed onto the floor, donking my head on the porcelain.
unnumbered page,
- Little Red Riding Hood donked the Big Bad Wolf on the head with the basket and the audience laughed.
Synonyms
* (provide lift on a bicycle) dink, donkey, double-bank, double-dink, double-donk, double-donkeyDerived terms
* donk bet ----donned
English
Verb
(head)don
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.Derived terms
* donnishEtymology 2
A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.Verb
(donn)- To don one's clothes.