Etymology

donk

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Today it means: A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds, or a sound typical of this genre. Full definition →

Middle English daunke
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donk · noun, verb1

Imitative. As a genre of music, coined or popularized by band Blackout Crew in their 2008 song "Put a Donk on it".

donk · noun, verb2

A shortening of donkey.

donk · adjective, noun, verb3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdaunke
  2. English todaydonk

From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank.

donk · noun4

Originally from Miami, Florida.

donk · noun5

Possibly from badonkadonk, a variant of badunkadunk.

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