Meaning & use
zonked
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Extremely tired or exhausted; also used informally to mean intoxicated by drugs or alcohol.
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After the marathon, he was completely zonked and fell asleep on the couch.
She was zonked out before the movie even started.
A note on using this word
An informal term that emerged in mid-20th-century American slang, likely echoing 'zonk' as the sound of a sudden blow.
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