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語源 1

Imitative.

As a genre of music, coined or popularized by band Blackout Crew in their 2008 song "Put a Donk on it".

名詞

donk (uncountable)

1. (UK, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds, or a sound typical of this genre.
   • 2023 December 6, Haiti Rex, “The Blackout Crew on donk’s second coming”, in Dazed‎:

     Speaking to both Jax Jones and The Blackout Crew’s founding member MC Vipes on Zoom one Friday afternoon, we talk about tunes that have been improved with a simple donk, and how this meeting of the minds came to fruition.

動詞

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.

2. (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play

   We can donk all day, boys!

語源 2

A shortening of donkey.

名詞

donk (plural donks)

1. (slang) A donkey (the animal).
   • 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 242:

     ‘But you ought to have seen men when I was breaking in the donks and the nigs to the plough! I had a gin leading the donks; her yelling and tugging and trying to lead them while her buck was yelling behind trying to drive them.’

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

派生語

動詞

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.

2. (poker slang) To make a donk bet.

同意語

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

派生語

• donk bet

語源 3

From 中期英語 daunke, danke. More at dank.

別の表記

• dunk

形容詞

donk (comparative more donk, superlative most donk)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) damp; moist; wet

名詞

donk (uncountable)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
2. (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
3. (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness

派生語

• donkish

動詞

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

1. (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
2. (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle

語源 4

Originally from Miami, Florida. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

名詞

donk (plural donks)

1. A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.

語源 5

Possibly from badonkadonk, a variant of badunkadunk.

名詞

donk (plural donks)

1. buttocks
   • 2012, Jemele Hill, Wozniacki's impersonation of Serena wasn't racist [2]
     • Serena Williams has a donk.