thwonk

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English

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Etymology

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Imitative.

Interjection

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thwonk

  1. A thudding noise.

Noun

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thwonk (plural thwonks)

  1. A thudding noise.

Verb

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thwonk (third-person singular simple present thwonks, present participle thwonking, simple past and past participle thwonked)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To strike, or cause to strike, with a thudding noise.
    • 2008 May 31, M. P. Dunleavey, “Paying Off the Debts That Seem Unshakeable”, in New York Times[1]:
      As time rolls on, the odds are greater that life will sneak up and thwonk you over the head with other unforeseen expenses.