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tonk

[ tongk ]

noun

  1. a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.


tonk

1

/ ɒŋ /

verb

  1. informal.
    to strike with a heavy blow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tonk

2

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. slang.
    an effete or effeminate man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tonk1

1920–25; compare British, Australian tonk (informal) to strike, beat, defeat
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tonk1

C20: of imitative origin

Origin of tonk2

C20: origin unknown
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“But I was. I was sometimes too grown up as a kid; I would fix the rum and Cokes, play tonk or 500 or rummy.”

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He was beaten legendary guitarist and Manchester City fan Johnny Marr, who was spot on when he backed City to 'tonk' United in Sunday's Manchester derby, and almost got the score exactly right too when he went for a 4-0 win - City won 4-1.

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His lawyer simultaneously defended the agent and unwittingly supported racist accusations against the agency by saying “tonk,” which has various interpretations, “is commonplace throughout the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, that it is part of the agency’s culture.”

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Did you guys come up playing Tonk?

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I played Tonk a little bit, yeah, but it wasn't in my house.

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