conk
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[ kongk, kawngk ]
/ kɒŋk, kɔŋk /
verb (used without object) Slang.
to break or fail, as a machine or engine (often followed by out): The engine conked out halfway there.
to slow down or stop; lose energy (often followed by out).
to go to sleep (usually followed by off or out).
to lose consciousness; faint (usually followed by out).
to die (usually followed by out).
Origin of conk
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First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps of imitative orig.
Words nearby conk
conjure man,
conjure up,
conjurer,
conjuring,
conjuror,
conk,
conk out,
conker,
conkers,
conkling,
conlang
British Dictionary definitions for conk out (1 of 2)
conk out
verb (intr, adverb) informal
(of machines, cars, etc) to fail suddenly
to tire suddenly or collapse, as from exhaustion
Word Origin for conk out
C20: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for conk out (2 of 2)
conk
/ (kɒŋk) slang /
verb
to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose
noun
a punch or blow, esp on the head or nose
the head or (esp Brit and NZ) the nose
Word Origin for conk
C19: probably changed from
conch
Idioms and Phrases with conk out
conk out
Stop functioning, fail, as in The engine finally conked out. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
Fall asleep, as in Every evening he conked out in front of the television set. [1940s]
Faint or collapse, as in I don't know if it was the heat, but she suddenly conked out. [1920s]
Die, as in He's paranoid about conking out and he's only twenty! [Late 1920s]