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Gonk

/gäŋk/

vt.,n. 1. To prevaricate or to embellish the truth beyond any reasonable recognition. It is alleged that 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.