donk

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɒŋk/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒŋk

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Noun

donk (uncountable)

(Britain, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.

Verb

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

(slang, transitive) To hit
He donked me on the head!
- 2007, Mardi McConnochie, Dangerous Games, page 121,
  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.
- 2011, Susan Brocker, The Wolf in the Wardrobe, unnumbered page,
  Little Red Riding Hood donked the Big Bad Wolf on the head with the basket and the audience laughed.
(slang, transitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
We can donk all day, boys!

Etymology 2

A shortening of donkey.

Noun

donk (plural donks)

(Australia, slang) A car's engine.
(Australia, slang) A fool.
(poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
(slang) A donkey (the animal).

Verb

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

(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.
- 1947, Southerly: The Magazine of the Australian English Association, Sydney, Volumes 8-10, page 87,
  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.
(poker slang) To make a donk bet.

Synonyms

(provide lift on a bicycle): dink, donkey, double-bank, double-dink, double-donk, double-donkey

Derived terms

donk bet

Etymology 3

From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank.

Alternative forms

dunk

Adjective

donk (comparative more donk, superlative most donk)

(Northern England, Scotland) damp; moist; wet

Noun

donk (uncountable)

(Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
(Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
(Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness

Derived terms

donkish

Verb

donk (third-person singular simple present donks, present participle donking, simple past and past participle donked)

(Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
(Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle

Etymology 4

Originally from Miami, Florida. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

donk (plural donks)

A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch donc, from Old Dutch dunk, dung (in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *dungz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover; covering”). Possibly related to donker (“dark”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔŋk/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: donk
Rhymes: -ɔŋk
Homophone: Donk

Noun

donk f (plural donken, diminutive donkje n)

(rare, chiefly obsolete) A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin, protruding above a silty area.
- 2009, Marjolein Kerkhof, Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Een archeologische verwachtings- en beleidsadvieskaart, in Delfste Archeologische Rapporten 96, Erfgoed Delft/Sidestone Press (publ.), page 48.
  Zoals gezegd vormden de donken zeer aantrekkelijke woonplaatsen tijdens de Steentijd en is de archeologische verwachting in principe hoog.
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- 2011, Marjan Leunissen for On Track, Picknicken in de natuur. Verrassend op pad in de Randstad, Unieboek | Het Spectrum (publ.), →ISBN, page 103.
  Hoornaar is, net als veel dorpen in de groene Alblasserwaard, ontstaan op een donk: een oude rivierduin die later met klei en veen is bedekt.
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Derived terms

Aaldonk
Achterste Diesdonk
Arendonk
Asdonk
Beek en Donk
Berendonk
Biesdonk
Blaosdonk
Boerdonk
Bokkendonk
Borteldonk
Breendonk
Cranendonck
De Donk
Desteldonk
Dierdonk
Donk
Empeldonk
Esdonk
Gageldonk
Ganzendonck
Gorteldonk
Grobbendonk
Haasdonk
Haringdonk
Hazeldonk
Heerendonk
Heindonk
Het Goordonk
Hooidonk
Horendonk
Hulsdonk
Iseldonk
Jutterdonk
Kaaiendonk
Kakeldonk
Kalsdonk
Keiendonk
Keldonk
Kiekendonk
Kleidonk
Konkeldonk
Krabberdonk
Krullendonk
Langdonk
Lijndonk
Maasdonk
Matendonk
Meerdonk
Mendonk
Muggendonk
Narrendonk
Oeteldonk
Oksdonk
Olliedonk
Opperdonk
Poeldonk
Polsdonken
Raamsdonk
Ramsdonk
Slindonk
Soerendonk
Spietendonk
Spoordonk
Stipdonk
Struifdonk
Terdonk
Tildonk
Turfendonk
Varendonk
Visdonk
Voordeldonk
Voorste Beerdonk
Voorste Diesdonk
Witdonk
Wolfsdonken
Zanddonk
Zevendonk