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noun
1.
the head.
2.
a blow on the head.
3.
British. the nose.
verb (used with object)
4.
to hit or strike on the head.
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Origin:
1805–15; of obscure origin
1805–15; of obscure origin
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verb (used without object) Slang.
1.
to break or fail, as a machine or engine (often followed by out): The engine conked out halfway there.
2.
to slow down or stop; lose energy (often followed by out).
3.
to go to sleep (usually followed by off or out).
4.
to lose consciousness; faint (usually followed by out).
5.
to die (usually followed by out).
Origin:
1915–20; perhaps of imitative orig.
1915–20; perhaps of imitative orig.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; of obscure origin
1850–55, Americanism; of obscure origin
Related forms
conk·y, adjective
noun
1.
a method of chemically straightening the hair.
verb (used with object)
3.
to straighten (kinky hair) by the use of chemicals: to have one's hair conked.
Also, process.
Origin:
probably shortening and alteration of congolene, alleged to be the name of a hair straightener made from Congo copal
probably shortening and alteration of congolene, alleged to be the name of a hair straightener made from Congo copal
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Word Origin & History
conk
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 fancied resemblance to a conch (pronounced "conk") shell.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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