English

Noun

donk ‎(uncountable)

1. (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)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

• A shortening of donkey.

Noun

donk ‎(plural donks)

1. (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
2. (Australia, slang) A fool.
3. (poker, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.

Verb

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

1. (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.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• donk bet

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔŋk
• IPA^(key): /dɔŋk/

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”).

Noun

donk f ‎(plural donken, diminutive donkje n)

1. A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin, protruding above a silty area.