Pronunciations (2)
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/zɔːŋk/
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/zɒŋk/
Noun
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).
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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.
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."
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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,[…]
The feeling of a drug taking hold.
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A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.
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Verb
To hit hard.
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To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor.
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To become exhausted, sleepy, or delirious.
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After two hours of studying, I zonked out.