conk
The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus, i.eThe shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
» My car is always conking out.
Alle naselang geht mein Auto kaputt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 sensesThe shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
Porling
(slang)A nose, especially a large one.
informal term for the nose
(US, dated)A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.
Examples
4 sentencesMy car is always conking out.
deAlle naselang geht mein Auto kaputt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was stranded when his car conked out in the middle of nowhere.
Our telly conked out yesterday.
deUnser Fernsehgerät hat gestern den Geist aufgegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The Spitfire's fuel was gravity fed. If you flew upside down, the engine would conk out.
Translations
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Origin
Variant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century. From congoleneVariant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century.
From congolene, the brand name of a hair-straightening product.
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