Definitions
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- noun a
mythical creature, said to inhabitPennsylvanian forests and to dissolve into a pool of tears if captured
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Examples
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Seconds Out is good (we used to play squonk), but Three Sides Live is crisper.
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As it charged it gave forth an unexpectedly farcical roar that Flinx could only describe as a squonk.
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As it charged it gave forth an unexpectedly farcical roar that Flinx could only describe as a squonk.
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The creativity and musicianship here is top-flight but also accessible, so you don't have to be an avant-squonk aficionado to appreciate it.
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The creativity and musicianship here is top-flight but also accessible, so you don't have to be an avant-squonk aficionado to appreciate it.
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The creativity and musicianship here is top-flight but also accessible, so you don't have to be an avant-squonk aficionado to appreciate it.
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The creativity and musicianship here is top-flight but also accessible, so you don't have to be an avant-squonk aficionado to appreciate it.
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His wind power yields alternately a mellifluous run, a guttural riff or fuzzy, punctuated squonk.
garyth123 commented on the word squonk
have you seen a squonk's tears
well look at mine
December 1, 2008
senwick commented on the word squonk
Are these similar to the legends of the wonks?
December 1, 2008
garyth123 commented on the word squonk
Policy wonks?
December 2, 2008
oroboros commented on the word squonk
A mythical beast that weeps continually at its own ugliness. When surprised it dissolves entirely into tears. (via futilitycloset.com)
January 10, 2010
Durvin commented on the word squonk
As we see from the quotes, though, there is another definition; it's some sort of amorphous, arhythmic music played mostly on rock instruments, I think. I've heard some of Captain Beefheart's stuff described with it. Based on the word, you can probably guess what it sounds like.
March 7, 2012