bonked; bonking; bonks
1
transitive
informal
: hit
Johnson isn't the only one who has noticed the glut of acorns this fall. Walkers are getting bonked on the head, and cars are getting pelted by the falling nuts.—
Lori Stabile
Lori Stabile2
intransitive
informal
: to experience sudden, severe fatigue during strenuous activity
Two hours into the ride, you encounter a sudden loss of energy that leaves you weak, dizzy and nauseated. You've hit the wall, or "bonked."—Sharon Cohen
Sharon Cohen3
Examples of bonk in a Sentence
He bonked him on the head.
The golf ball bonked the hood of the car.
Recent Examples on the Web
In other words, she got bonked on the head and now is the Terminator.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Which was presumably not difficult to do after Daniela, having at last discovered that the man sleeping in her bed for the past month was an impostor, bonked Jason B on the head and shoved him down the basement stairs.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Perkins may attempt comedy, but his jokes land like a Nerf missile bonking your head.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Stelton wrote that the short-term chance of an eruption is akin to the probability of getting bonked in the head by a baseball — while standing outside a major league stadium.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Which was presumably not difficult to do after Daniela, having at last discovered that the man sleeping in her bed for the past month was an impostor, bonked Jason B on the head and shoved him down the basement stairs.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Perkins may attempt comedy, but his jokes land like a Nerf missile bonking your head.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Stelton wrote that the short-term chance of an eruption is akin to the probability of getting bonked in the head by a baseball — while standing outside a major league stadium.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bonk
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“Bonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonk. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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