donk
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- Words With Friends
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/dɒŋk/
Definition of donk
17 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (British, uncountable)A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
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noun
- (British, uncountable)A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
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(slang)A donkey (the animal).
“‘But you ought to have seen men when I was breaking in the donks and the nigs to the plough! I had a gin leading the donks; her yelling and tugging and trying to lead them while her buck was yelling behind trying to drive them.’”
- (Australia, slang)A car's engine.
- (Australia, slang)A fool.
- (derogatory, slang)A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable)dampness; moistness
- (Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable)A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable)A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
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buttocks
“2012, Jemele Hill, Wozniacki's impersonation of Serena wasn't racist https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/8739851/caroline-wozniacki-impersonation-serena-williams-racist Serena Williams has a donk.”
verb
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(slang, transitive)To hit
“He donked me on the head!”
“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.”
“Little Red Riding Hood donked the Big Bad Wolf on the head with the basket and the audience laughed.”
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(Canada, US, intransitive, slang)To mess around, to play
“We can donk all day, boys!”
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(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.
“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.”
- (slang)To make a donk bet.
- (Northern-England, Scotland)To moisten; dampen
- (Northern-England, Scotland)To drizzle
adj
- (Northern-England, Scotland)damp; moist; wet
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Etymology
Imitative.
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