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What does donks stand for?

donk (plural donks) (Australia, slang) A car's engine. (Australia, slang) A fool. (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes. (slang) Alternative form of donkey.

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English [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Imitative.

Noun [ edit ]

donk (uncountable)

Verb [ edit ]

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked) ( slang , transitive ) To hit He donked me on the head! 2007 , Mardi McConnochie, Dangerous Games , 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. , Mardi McConnochie, , page 121, 2011, Susan Brocker, The Wolf in the Wardrobe, unnumbered page, Little Red Riding Hood donked the Big Bad Wolf on the head with the basket and the audience laughed. ( slang , transitive , Canada, US ) To mess around, to play We can donk all day, boys!

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

A shortening of donkey.

Noun [ edit ]

donk (plural donks)

( Australia , slang ) A car's engine. ( Australia , slang ) A fool. ( poker , slang , derogatory ) A poor player who makes mistakes. ( slang ) A donkey ( the animal ) .

Verb [ edit ]

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked) ( 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, 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. ( poker slang ) To make a donk bet.

Synonyms [ edit ]

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( provide lift on a bicycle ) : dink donkey double-bank double-dink double-donk double-donkey

Derived terms [ edit ]

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank.

Alternative forms [ edit ]

donk (comparative more donk, superlative most donk)

Noun [ edit ]

donk (uncountable)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

Etymology 4 [ edit ]

Originally from Miami, Florida. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun [ edit ]

donk (plural donks)

A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle Dutch donc, from Old Dutch dunk, dung (in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *dungz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover; covering”). Possibly related to donker (“dark”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /dɔŋk/

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Hyphenation: donk

Rhymes: -ɔŋk

Homophone: Donk

Noun [ edit ]

donk f (plural donken, diminutive donkje n )

( rare , chiefly chiefly obsolete ) A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin, protruding above a silty area. 2009 , Marjolein Kerkhof, Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Een archeologische verwachtings- en beleidsadvieskaart , in Delfste Archeologische Rapporten 96 , Erfgoed Delft/Sidestone Press (publ.), page 48. Zoals gezegd vormden de donken zeer aantrekkelijke woonplaatsen tijdens de Steentijd en is de archeologische verwachting in principe hoog. (please add an English translation of this quote) , Marjolein Kerkhof, , in , Erfgoed Delft/Sidestone Press (publ.), page 48. 2011, Marjan Leunissen for On Track, Picknicken in de natuur. Verrassend op pad in de Randstad, Unieboek | Het Spectrum (publ.), →ISBN, page 103. Hoornaar is, net als veel dorpen in de groene Alblasserwaard, ontstaan op een donk: een oude rivierduin die later met klei en veen is bedekt. (please add an English translation of this quote)

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