Meaning of zonk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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).
   slang
2. The feeling of a drug taking hold.
   slang
3. A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.
   slang

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Examples

“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."”

“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, […]”

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