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gonk
(foldoc) | gonk
/gonk/ 1. To prevaricate or to embellish the truth
beyond any reasonable recognition. In German the term is
(mythically) "gonken"; in Spanish the verb becomes "gonkar".
"You're gonking me. That story you just told me is a bunch of
gonk." In German, for example, "Du gonkst mir" (You're
pulling my leg).
See also gonkulator.
2. (British) To grab some sleep at an odd time.
Compare gronk out.
[Jargon File]
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gonk
(jargon) | gonk
/gonk/, vi.,n.
1. [prob. back-formed from gonkulator.] To prevaricate or to embellish
the truth beyond any reasonable recognition. In German the term is
(mythically) gonken; in Spanish the verb becomes gonkar. “You're gonking
me. That story you just told me is a bunch of gonk.” In German, for
example, “Du gonkst mich” (You're pulling my leg). See also gonkulator.
2. [British] To grab some sleep at an odd time; compare gronk out.
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Algonkian
(gcide) | Algonkian \Al*gon"ki*an\, a.
1. Var. of Algonquian.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Geol.) Pertaining to or designating a period or era
recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some
other authorities, between the Arch[ae]an and the
Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in
the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both
sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life
certainly existed in this period. -- n. The Algonkian
period or era, or system or group of systems.
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Algonkin
(gcide) | Algonquin \Al*gon"quin\, Algonkin \Al*gon"kin\, prop. n.
One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many
distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern
and eastern part of North America. The name was originally
applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St.
Lawrence.
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algonkian
(wn) | Algonkian
adj 1: of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or
language [syn: Algonquian, Algonkian, Algonquin]
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa
river valley of Ontario and Quebec [syn: Algonkian,
Algonkin]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian [syn:
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algonkin
(wn) | Algonkin
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa
river valley of Ontario and Quebec [syn: Algonkian,
Algonkin]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian [syn:
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gonkulator
(foldoc) | gonkulator
/gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ (From "Hogan's Heroes", the TV series) A
pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no useful
purpose. Usually used to describe one's least favourite piece
of computer hardware.
See gonk.
[Jargon File]
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gonkulator
(jargon) | gonkulator
/gon'kyoo·lay·tr/, n.
[common; from the 1960s Hogan's Heroes TV series] A pretentious piece of
equipment that actually serves no useful purpose. Usually used to describe
one's least favorite piece of computer hardware. See gonk.
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