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Meaning of bonk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
bɒŋk

Definitions

  1. A bump on the head.
  2. A surname.
  3. Any minor collision or blow.
  4. An act of sexual intercourse.
  5. A condition of sudden, severe fatigue in an endurance sports event caused by glycogen depletion.
  6. An animal call resembling "bonk", such as the call of the pobblebonk.

Equivalents

Examples

““[…] It’s not like I’m just looking for a bonk, is it? This is something a bit different.” ¶ “Quite,” said Nick—though bonk was a troublingly casual way of referring to something which preoccupied him so much.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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