Meanings
nounconkout (plural conkouts)
plural conkouts
- informalrareA mechanical failure.
Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts
1965, Popular Mechanics, volume 123, number 3, page 140
Origin
Deverbal from conk out.
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