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twonk en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /twɒŋk/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Blend of twit + plonker.

Meanings

  1. (UK, countable, slang) A stupid person.
    • You dozy little twonk, Rodney. You bang again on the roof of my van like that and it won't be Frankie Goes to Hollywood, it'll be Rodney goes to hospital. 1985, Only Fools and Horses (TV series), "It's Only Rock and Roll" (episode)
    • The absolute state of you, Downey, you utter twonk. Like you have anything to do with the outcome of the bloody match! You need to confine this superstition malarkey to a flaming skip. 2015 February 11, Trev Downey, “Reasons to Believe”, in The Liverpool Offside:
  2. (UK, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; rubbish.
    • What twonk you are talking!

Forms

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twonks Number=Plur lexicographic

twonk en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /twɒŋk/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic

Meanings

  1. (UK, slang, transitive) To hit or slap.

Forms

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twonks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
twonking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
twonked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
twonked Tense=Past lexicographic