Sock vs Bonk - What's the difference?
sock | bonk |
A knitted or woven covering for the foot
A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors
A violent blow, punch
A shortened version of (Internet) sock puppet
(firearms, informal) a gun sock
To hit or strike violently
To deliver a blow
A ploughshare.
To strike or collide with something.
To have sexual intercourse.
(skateboarding) To hit something with the front wheels of the skateboard, whilst in the air, this pre-dates the snowboarding term,
(snowboarding) To hit something (especially a tree) with one's snowboard, especially while in the air.
To experience sudden and severe fatigue in an endurance sports event due to glycogen depletion.
A bump on the head.
Any minor collision or random meeting.
An act of sexual intercourse.
A condition of sudden, severe fatigue in an endurance sports event caused by glycogen depletion.
As nouns the difference between sock and bonk
is that sock is a knitted or woven covering for the foot or sock can be a ploughshare while bonk is a bump on the head.As verbs the difference between sock and bonk
is that sock is to hit or strike violently while bonk is to strike or collide with something.sock
English
(wikipedia sock)Etymology 1
* From (etyl) socke, sokke, sok, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- "For enemies near are enemies known though socks are a bother he feels at last not alone "
RationalWiki
Derived terms
* bobby socks * knock somebody's socks off * sock hop * sock puppetReferences
Etymology 2
* Unknown, but compare Portuguese soco ("a hit with one's hand; a punch"). (en)Verb
(en verb)- They may let you off the first time, but the second time they'll sock it to you. — James Jones
