gong

n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is

struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: {tam-tam}]

2: a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes

of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: {chime},

{bell}]

v : sound a gong

gonk

/gonk/ 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 mir" (You're

pulling my leg).

See also {gonkulator}.

2. (British) To grab some sleep at an odd time.

Compare {gronk out}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-03-07)