to thunk
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- verb
- /θʌŋk/
- Informal
- Who would have thunk it?
- thunk it, huh
- thunked my head
- thunked my forehead
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Watch on YouTubeAnd there are literally thoughts that that I'm going to be kind of silly here, thoughts that couldn't be thunk back then that can be now.
- And there are literally thoughts that that I'm going to be kind of silly here, thoughts that couldn't be thunk back then that can be now.
Examples
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Never really thunk about it before.
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Who would've thunk it?
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Well, who'd have thunk That we had a chance?
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Who'd have thunk it, huh?
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Wasn't I the one who thunk it up?
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Who'd have thunk it?
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Who'd have thunk it?
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Who'd have thunk?
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I let my head thunk against the wainscoting of the wall behind me, giving in to a sudden post-cocaine fatigue.
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I never really thunk about my future until now.
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Etymology
Thunk used as a verb is a humorous, nonstandard past form of think, seen in sayings like 'Who would have thunk it?'. A helpful way to remember this use is to imagine an idea hitting you with a 'thunk'—you suddenly 'thought' it, which is why people use 'thunk' to mean 'thought' in a joking way.