To strike, hit, or bump something forcefully; primarily used in British dialect or informal speech.
Origin unclear, possibly from an onomatopoeia (a word that imitates the sound it makes) or dialectal roots. The term appears in British English and dialect literature, though its exact origin is debated.
Some of the most interesting English words are the ones with mysterious origins—'bronk' is one of them. It might come from the sound a hit makes (onomatopoeia), or it might be some old dialect word we've lost the history of. These words remind us that English is always evolving.
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