Scores: Gonk
For solo bassoon and sound file (CD) / electronics [2004] ] Duration: c. 6 ½mins.
Notes:
gonk : /gonk/, vi.,n.
1. [prob. back-formed from gonkular .] To prevaricate or to embellish the truth beyond any reasonable recognition. In German the term is (mythically) gonken; in Spanish the verb becomes gonkar. “You're gonking me. That story you just told me is a bunch of gonk.” In German, for example, “Du gonkst mich ” (You're pulling my leg). See also gonkulator .
2. [British] To grab some sleep at an odd time; compare gronk out .
© Patrick Nunn 2005
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