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And surely it would drive some bonkers if uttered in aforementioned countries!
So, what do they call a "fanny pack"???
I think it is funny how the harmless words of one continent have a chance of being highly offensive on another."My fanny got bonked" in the USA is a childish way of saying "Something bumped into my butt [gluteus maximus:]" I've found it means something entirely different in England and I'm sure possibly something else in Australia.
It would seem to me that bonk and boink are both onomatopaeic for any and all definitions above, including bonkers, which would be the sound of hitting one's head against the wall or work table.
Bonkers means crazy.To bonk is to, well, copulate.
You can also get a bonk on your head, which may seem strange after reading the last sentence, but bonk in this context means 'hit'.
This is all the case in the UK- not sure about the rest of the world!
Lucy
I was wondering if David would offer his version
I also am familar with it used in sucha manner but Down Under there is bonkers used for people whom have gone crazy, barmy etc..
... although I think it is a childish epithet for a grown-up activity!And the same goes for "playing doctor"!
In England copulation is bonking, not boinking. Same in English colonies that still recognise the Crown......although I think it is a childish epithet for a grown-up activity!
And then there's "boink," meaning "copulate."You can boink and then bonk, I suppose, but not the reverse.
Bonking in running means to "hit the wall" which in turn means to "run out of gas" which in turn means "you need to eat more pinto beans."
Ok! I just read an article in the SMH about Brits goining bonkers over an Aussie Ad! Got me thinking I know several meanings of the word Bonk, Bonkers, Bonking? Wonder if the word means the same to Aussies as it does to other Anglos?
Im in need of light entertainment here, anyone got some literary suggestions!
