thwonk

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Interjection

thwonk

1. A thudding noise.

Noun

thwonk (plural thwonks)

1. A thudding noise.

Verb

thwonk (third-person singular simple present thwonks, present participle thwonking, simple past and past participle thwonked)

1. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To strike, or cause to strike, with a thudding noise.
   • 2008 May 31, M. P. Dunleavey, “Paying Off the Debts That Seem Unshakeable”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As time rolls on, the odds are greater that life will sneak up and thwonk you over the head with other unforeseen expenses.