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noun

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The correct spelling is tonk. An illegal immigrant of any country. For example: "1990: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee - An agent, Larry Moy, when asked to define the derivation of the term “tonk,” replied: “...it's the sound of flashlight hitting somebody's head, tonk". [This "derivation" is incorrect - see Etymology]"

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1990: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee - An agent, Larry Moy, when asked to define the derivation of the term “tonk,” replied: “...it's the sound of flashlight hitting somebody's head, tonk". [This "derivation" is incorrect - see Etymology]

How much tonk have we got to shift?

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An illegal immigrant of any country.
  2. 2.An item of value, or of perceived value, especially for sale.
  3. 3.A matching card game, combining features of knock rummy and conquian.
  4. 4.A tank.

verb

  1. 1.To knock or strike (a ball) so that it flies through the air.

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