A WORD IN THE HAND: ZONK
Tooth of the matter is, the biting incident left dents on the dentist
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
I write this column in somewhat zonked mode, having just had a tooth extracted and seeking relief from pain in the arms of painkillers and perhaps a very small whiskey.
This, in my fugue state, led me to wonder about the origin and meaning of the word “zonk”...
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