Bonked

[stella2]

LOL, well I guess if the British version is does right, energy gell or a drink might still be beneficial

[Catrin]

Well, context really matters where this term is concerned - it also means that in the US side of the pond. When I first started hearing this word used in a cycling context my inner teenager had a great time with it

[KnottedYet]

Well, context really matters where this term is concerned - it also means that in the US side of the pond. When I first started hearing this word used in a cycling context my inner teenager had a great time with it

On this side of the US that meaning is covered by the word "boink."

"Bonk" over here is the onomatopoeia meaning to hit something "I bonked my head on the wall" or to hit the metaphorical wall while riding "I bonked while climbing Phinney Ridge."

Or at least that's what those words meant 30 years ago, when I was a teenager.

[Catrin]

Perhaps it was just a regional thing then. Where I grew up there was a decided sexual context (if crude) - as well as the "hitting a barrier" meaning.

[Biciclista]

yeah, I guess in the dim years of my adolescence, I remember bonk as an action verb. Oh wait, I grew up on the east coast...
We mostly bonk our heads here nowadays though.
But here's OUR definition: To watch a cyclist bonking is pretty strange. they get goofy and spacy. they can be revived with time with plenty of liquid and some food.

[Roadtrip]

I defiantly recall the term being used both as a sports term and slag or derogatory term for something sexual...

I'm almost sure it was an 80's ad campaign that featured the phrase after a famous athlete "bonked" in a big event or something like that.

[Cataboo]

Just for you guys:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bonk

According to it, the term bonk has fallen out of use by cyclists because of the alternative sexual meanings.

We are behind the times, girls.

[m.eliza]

Lol! I've never heard "bonk" used in a sexual way in the US. Could be that it's regional or generational, though.

[stella2]

Cataboo, I looked at the link and I see the last example used by cyclist is I bonked really badly. Now no-one wants to bonk badly

[indigoiis]

We had a guy running for local office around here recently whose name is Dr. Bonk.

[Cataboo]

Cataboo, I looked at the link and I see the last example used by cyclist is I bonked really badly. Now no-one wants to bonk badly

I believe there are some people that don't care if they bonk badly as long as they're happy