gonk

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

gonk
 /gonk/, vi.,n.

   1. [prob. back-formed from {gonkulator}.] To prevaricate or to
   embellish the truth beyond any reasonable recognition. 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 mich" (You're pulling my leg). See
   also {gonkulator}.

   2. [British] To grab some sleep at an odd time; compare {gronk out}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

gonk

   <jargon> /gonk/ 1. To prevaricate or to embellish the truth
   beyond any reasonable recognition.  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}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-03-07)

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