Definition of "zonk" []

• To stupefy; stun. (verb-transitive)
• To intoxicate with drugs or alcohol: "zonk their patients with tranquilizers” ( Psychology Today). (verb-transitive)
• To become intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "But now, waking up from The Obama Show is like being on "Let's Make a Deal" and trading in your winning prize hidden under box number 1 for the "zonk" behind curtain number 2."
• "Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless."
• "While she is in school or on play dates, I will give myself time to zonk out, if I need to."