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• Conk — Jazz musician Eddie South, 1946 For the fungus, see conk (fungi). For gastropod or its shell, see conch. The conk (derived from congolene, a hair straightener gel made from lye) was a hairstyle popular among African American men from the 1920s to …   Wikipedia

• conk — (v.) as in conk out, 1918, coined by World War I airmen, perhaps in imitation of the sound of a stalling motor, reinforced by conk (v.) hit on the head, originally punch in the nose (1821), from conk (n.), slang for nose (1812), perhaps from… …   Etymology dictionary

• conk out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• conk out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• conk — (k[o^][ng]k), v. t. to hit on the head; as, to conk someone on the head with a pipe. [slang] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• conk — conk1 [käŋk, kôŋk] n. [< CONCH] Slang 1. Brit. the nose 2. the head 3. a blow on the head vt. Slang to hit on the head to hit on the head conk out Slang …   English World dictionary

• conk — (k[o^][ng]k), n. 1. the head. [slang] [PJC] 2. a blow to the head. [slang] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• conk — I [[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. t. 1) sts to hit on the head 2) sts the head 3) sts a blow on the head • Etymology: 1805–15; of obscure orig. II conk [[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. i. 1) sts to break down or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol …   From formal English to slang

• conk — conk1 [kɔŋk US ka:ŋk, ko:ŋk] n BrE informal a nose conk 2 conk2 v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: CONK2; conk out 1900 2000 Origin unknown] informal to hit someone hard, especially on the head conk out phr v …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conk out — verb 1. stop operating or functioning The engine finally went The car died on the road The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town The coffee maker broke The engine failed on the way to town her eyesight went after the accident • Sy …   Useful english dictionary