Donk Poker Term
English[edit]
What Does It Mean in Poker? A Donk- Bet is a somewhat unorthodox bet made by an out of position player who was not the aggressor in the previous street. “Eric called preflop, then lead out with a donk-bet on the flop.”. Donk definition is - donkey. You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) - Rhymes: -ɒŋk
Etymology 1[edit]
Imitative.
Noun[edit]
donk (uncountable)
- (Britain,uncountable) A sub-genre of Scousehouse music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
Verb[edit]
donk (third-person singular simple presentdonks, present participledonking, simple past and past participledonked)
- (slang,transitive) To hit.
- He donked me on the head!
- 2007, Mardi McConnochie, Dangerous Games, page 121,
- He rested my shoulder on the lid of the toilet seat and tried pushing me out feet first, but I sagged in the middle and jack-knifed onto the floor, donking my head on the porcelain.
- 2011, Susan Brocker, The Wolf in the Wardrobe, unnumbered page,
- Little Red Riding Hood donked the Big Bad Wolf on the head with the basket and the audience laughed.
Etymology 2[edit]
A shortening of donkey.
Noun[edit]
donk (pluraldonks)
- (Australia,slang) A car's engine.
- (Australia,slang) A fool.
- (poker,derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
Verb[edit]
donk (third-person singular simple presentdonks, present participledonking, simple past and past participledonked)
- (Australia,colloquial,slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
- 1947, Southerly: The Magazine of the Australian English Association, Sydney, Volumes 8-10, page 87,
- It was the scene where Steve, Blue, Charl and Pricie-ole-man all mount Seldomfed in the dark and rain on their way to rob a neighbour′s orchard. It would very likely raise a reminiscent smile or grin from one who doubled or trebled or quadrupled-donked it to school.
- 1947, Southerly: The Magazine of the Australian English Association, Sydney, Volumes 8-10, page 87,
- () To make a donk bet.
Donk Poker Term
Synonyms[edit]
- (provide lift on a bicycle):dink, donkey, double-bank, double-dink, double-donk, double-donkey
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Middle Englishdaunke, danke. More at dank.
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
donk (comparativemore donk, superlativemost donk)
- (Northern England,Scotland)damp; moist; wet
Noun[edit]
donk (uncountable)
- (Northern England,Scotland)dampness; moistness
- (Northern England,Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England,Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
donk (third-person singular simple presentdonks, present participledonking, simple past and past participledonked)
- (Northern England,Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Northern England,Scotland) To drizzle
Etymology 4[edit]
Originally from Miami, Florida. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun[edit]
donk (pluraldonks)
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutchdonc, from Old Dutchdunk, dung(in placenames), from Proto-Germanic*dungz, from Proto-Indo-European*dʰengʰ-(“to cover; covering”). Possibly related to donker(“dark”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio - Rhymes: -ɔŋk
- IPA(key): /dɔŋk/
Donk Term In Poker
Noun[edit]
Donk Poker Terms
donkf (pluraldonken, diminutivedonkjen)
- (rare, chiefly obsolete) A sandyhill, typically of glacial origin, protruding above a silty area.
- 2009, Marjolein Kerkhof, Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Een archeologische verwachtings- en beleidsadvieskaart, in Delfste Archeologische Rapporten 96, Erfgoed Delft/Sidestone Press (publ.), page 48.
- Zoals gezegd vormden de donken zeer aantrekkelijke woonplaatsen tijdens de Steentijd en is de archeologische verwachting in principe hoog.
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- 2011, Marjan Leunissen for On Track, Picknicken in de natuur. Verrassend op pad in de Randstad, Unieboek Het Spectrum (publ.), →ISBN, page 103.
- Hoornaar is, net als veel dorpen in de groene Alblasserwaard, ontstaan op een donk: een oude rivierduin die later met klei en veen is bedekt.
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- 2009, Marjolein Kerkhof, Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Een archeologische verwachtings- en beleidsadvieskaart, in Delfste Archeologische Rapporten 96, Erfgoed Delft/Sidestone Press (publ.), page 48.