gonk

New-Zealand slang UK

A small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops. / A stupid, ignorant, and/or boorish person. / (New Zealand, military, slang) A sleep; a nap.

Japanese Meaning

小さくて毛むくじゃらの玩具、戦時中に本物のテディベアが生産できなくなった際に流行した代用品のぬいぐるみ / 愚かで無知、またはぶっきらぼうな人 / （ニュージーランド、軍事、スラング）うたた寝、短い昼寝

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During the war, when proper teddies were no longer made, children treasured every gonk they could find.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

戦争中、本物のテディベアがもう作られなくなると、子どもたちは見つけた小さなふわふわの代用ぬいぐるみを大切にしました。

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Sense（1）

A small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops.

Sense（2）

A stupid, ignorant, and/or boorish person.

Sense（3）

(New Zealand, military, slang) A sleep; a nap.

I'm going off to have a gonk.

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Sense（4）

(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.

gonks

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