Zonk vs Zonky - What's the difference?
zonk | zonky |
An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as ).
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(slang) A feeling of a drug taking hold.
To make (someone) sleepy or delirious.
To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.
(informal) Very fatigued; zonked.
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As a noun zonk
is an unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).As a verb zonk
is to make (someone) sleepy or delirious.As an adjective zonky is
very fatigued; zonked.zonk
English
Noun
(en noun)237
- There will always be two doors that hold zonks', so regardless of whether you initially chose the grand prize or a '''zonk''', Monty will always be able to show you a ' zonk not chosen.
- A live, mane-embellished, SAG-card-carrying lion, I should point out, who was likely being staged for a few minutes off to the side before he would be used as a freaking “Zonk !” on a freaking game show, for crying out loud.
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- A zonk' was way overdue, yet the boys knew that the Seniors knew they would think this was a ' zonk and would trick the boys by making this another real prize.
- I have three empty coffee cans, two with prizes and one with a slip of paper that says "Zonk ."
- Avoid the Zonk / On the TV show Let's Make a Deal, contestants often had to choose between three curtains.
- Once a contestant picked a door, Monty would often open one of the other two doors to reveal a zonk , ...
- Behind two doors is a “zonk ,” that is, something amusing but of little or no value, such as a goat, ...
Verb
(en verb)- After two hours of studying, I zonked out.
Derived terms
* zonk out * zonkedzonky
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- And I feel kind of zonky this morning. Maybe I needed the sleep.
- She was much better before the medicine made her all zonky .