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English Dictionary: gonk by the DICT Development Group
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   gonk /gonk/ vi.,n.   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 mich" (You're pulling my
   leg).   See also {gonkulator}.   2. [British] To grab some sleep at an
   odd time; compare {gronk out}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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}]
  
      (1995-03-07)
  
  
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