Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at zonk.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Zonk.
Examples
-
It's not a discrepancy, what I call a Zonk, because the TV Universe and the "Trueniverse" are two different places.
SHEPHARD'S PLACE Toby O'B 2010
-
Ron Moore spoke at the GDC and compared and contrasted the old Battlestar with the new Battlestar, and a guy called Zonk took notes.
Briefly... 2006
-
Ron Moore spoke at the GDC and compared and contrasted the old Battlestar with the new Battlestar, and a guy called Zonk took notes.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
-
As you should know by now, a Zonk is a TV show's mention of another TV show when both series should be co-existing in the same universe.
PISSED BY ZONKS Toby O'B 2005
-
As much a ballcarrier as a blocker, "Zonk" was MVP of Super Bowl VIII, gaining a then-record 145 yards.
USA TODAY's all-time Super Bowl team honors clutch performers at the NFL's peak 2007
-
That's a "Zonk", a discrepancy in the concept that all TV shows should be sharing the same TV Universe.
Archive 2009-03-08 Toby O'B 2009
-
As much a ballcarrier as a blocker, "Zonk" was MVP of Super Bowl VIII, gaining a then-record 145 yards.
-
Moroka High School in Thaba N'Chu before launching his career in journalism on the magazine, "Zonk".
-
Had it been almost any other show, I would have considered this exchange to be a "Zonk": a pop culture reference, usually about TV, that threatens to destroy the integrity of the TV Universe.
Archive 2004-09-26 Toby O'B 2004
-
Had it been almost any other show, I would have considered this exchange to be a "Zonk": a pop culture reference, usually about TV, that threatens to destroy the integrity of the TV Universe.
"WING" AND A PRAYER Toby O'B 2004
ruzuzu commented on the word Zonk
"Prizes generally were either a legitimate prize, cash, or a "Zonk". Legitimate prizes run the gamut of what is typically given away on game shows including trips, electronics, furniture, appliances, and cars. Zonks are unwanted booby prizes, which could be anything, including live animals, large amounts of food, fake money, fake trips or something outlandish like a giant article of clothing, a room full of junked furniture, or a junked car. Sometimes Zonks are legitimate prizes but of a low value (e.g., Matchbox cars, wheelbarrows, T-shirts, small food or non-food grocery prizes, etc.) On rare occasions, a trader appears to get Zonked, but the Zonk is a cover-up for a legitimate prize."
--From the Wikipedia page for Let's Make a Deal (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Let%27s_Make_a_Deal&oldid=503468661)
August 7, 2012