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conkout

/kˈɑŋkaʊt/ noun

A mechanical failure.

Word Origin Conkout is a slangy compound: conk, meaning to break down or fail (originally 'to hit on the head,' maybe from conch, a shell that conks you), and out. So when something conks out, it stops working, like it's been hit on the head. The out part is the same as in knockout and burnout.

noun A mechanical failure. countable

The car's conkout on the highway left us stranded for hours.

(名词) 机械故障

汽车在高速公路上发生机械故障，让我们被困了好几个小时。

(sustantivo) avería; pana; descompostura; panne [Una falla mecánica.]

La falla mecánica del coche en la autopista nos dejó varados durante horas.

(nom) panne; panne mécanique; casse; avarie [Panne mécanique.]

Le conkout de la voiture sur l'autoroute nous a laissés en panne pendant des heures.

(Substantiv) Panne; Defekt; Aussetzer [Ein mechanischer Defekt oder Ausfall.]

Die **conkout** des Autos auf der Autobahn ließ uns stundenlang festsitzen.

(名詞) 機械的な故障

高速道路上での車のconkout（故障）で、何時間も立ち往生した。

(substantivo) pane; avaria; quebra [Uma falha mecânica.]

A pane do carro na estrada nos deixou parados por horas.

Synonyms: breakdown failure malfunction crash stall shutdown outage glitch Antonyms: operation functioning success repair
Word parts: conk + out

Related words

outing outgoing outer outmost outward

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