tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post113182337325150912..comments2023-09-30T03:57:11.799-05:00Comments on ahistoricality: What's a Bonkbuster?Ahistoricalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-1132298970645181992005-11-18T02:29:00.000-05:002005-11-18T02:29:00.000-05:00I can't find any reference to that as an origin. M...I can't find any reference to that as an origin. Most of the citations I can find are <A HREF="http://www.allwords.com/word-bonk.html" REL="nofollow">like this</A>, citing it as an onomatopaeia rather than a rhyming slang or reversal code (as you suggest).<BR/><BR/>There are two other major meanings: for athletes and diabetics, it means to exhaust the body's fuel supply, "hit the wall"; in certain multi-user game environments (MUDs), it means to "express pique" roughly equivalent to delivering a noogie to the head....Ahistoricalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-1132175657953446332005-11-16T16:14:00.000-05:002005-11-16T16:14:00.000-05:00IIRC the word bonk was coined by spelling knob bac...IIRC the word <I>bonk</I> was coined by spelling <I>knob</I> backwards, so that when you said "bonk" everyone really knew you meant "knob". In any event "who are you bonking these days" sounds a lot more refined than the alternative...ukexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128721397173930411noreply@blogger.com