conk

conk
I
[[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]]
Slang. v. t.
1) sts to hit on the head
2) sts the head
3) sts a blow on the head
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Etymology: 1805–15; of obscure orig. II
conk
[[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. i.
1) sts to break down or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol. by out)
2) sts to slow down or stop; lose energy (often fol. by out)
3) sts to go to sleep (usu. fol. by off or out)
4) sts to lose consciousness; faint (usu. fol. by out)
5) sts to die
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Etymology: 1915–20; perh. of imit. orig. III
conk
[[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] n.
mcr fng the shelflike fruiting body of certain wood-decaying fungi; bracket
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Etymology: 1850–55, amer.; of obscure orig. IV
conk
[[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] n. Also called process 9)
1) cvb sts a method of chemically straightening the hair
2) cvb sts a hairstyle in which the hair is chemically straightened and sometimes set into waves
3) cvb sts to straighten (hair) by the use of chemicals; process
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Etymology: prob. shortening and alter. of congolene, alleged to be the name of a hair straightener made from Congo copal

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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