Donk

/dɒŋk/ verb

Definition

To strike or hit something, often with a hollow sound, or in poker, to play poorly and lose a hand you should have won.

Etymology

Likely onomatopoetic in origin, mimicking the sound of a hollow impact. The poker usage is modern slang emerging from informal card game culture, probably from the sound of chips hitting the table.

Kelly Says

In poker, a 'donk' is actually someone who makes weird plays that don't follow strategy—and the word might come from calling them a 'donkey' for being stubborn and illogical, which got shortened over time in gaming communities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶንክ
dɔŋk
ARالعربية
دونك
dʊŋk
BNবাংলা
ডোংক
doŋk
CACatalà
donk
dɔŋk
CSČeština
donk
dɔŋk
DADansk
donk
dɔŋk
DEDeutsch
Donk
dɔŋk
ELΕλληνικά
δονκ
donk
ESEspañol
donk
donk
FAفارسی
دونک
dɔŋk
FISuomi
donk
dɔŋk
FRFrançais
donk
dɔ̃k
GUGU
ડોંક
dɔŋk
HAHA
donk
dɔŋk
HEעברית
דוןק
donk
HIहिन्दी
डोंक
dɔŋk
HUMagyar
donk
dɔŋk
IDBahasa Indonesia
donk
dɔŋk
IGIG
dɔŋk
dɔŋk
ITItaliano
donk
dɔŋk
JA日本語
ドンク
donku
KKKK
дөңк
dɔŋk
KMKM
ដុងក
dɔŋk
KO한국어
돈크
donkeu
MRMR
डोंक
dɔŋk
MSBahasa Melayu
donk
dɔŋk
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါင်က
dɔŋk
NLNederlands
donk
dɔŋk
NONorsk
donk
dɔŋk
PAPA
ਡੋੰਕ
dɔŋk
PLPolski
donk
dɔŋk
PTPortuguês
donk
dɔ̃k
RORomână
donk
dɔŋk
RUРусский
донк
dɔnk
SVSvenska
donk
dɔŋk
SWKiswahili
donk
dɔŋk
TAதமிழ்
டொங்க
doŋk
TEతెలుగు
డొంక్
dɔŋk
THไทย
ดอนก
donk
TLTL
donk
dɔŋk
TRTürkçe
donk
dɔŋk
UKУкраїнська
донк
dɔnk
URاردو
ڈونک
dɔŋk
VITiếng Việt
donk
dɔŋk
YOYO
dɔŋk
dɔŋk
ZH中文
唐克
táng kè
ZUZU
idonk
idɔŋk

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