Gonk /gonk/ Vi.,n. 1. To Prevaricate Or To Embellish The Truth Beyond Any Reasonable Recognition.

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gonk /gonk/ vi.,n.

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 mich" (You're pulling
my leg). See also gonkulator. 2. [British] To grab some
sleep at an odd time; compare gronk out.

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