Gonk

Gonk is a term that has had varied meanings depending on the time period and cultural context. Most famously, a "gonk" was a somewhat egg-shaped or spherical novelty toy with furry appearances, sometimes having small arms and legs as well as goofy eyes, which achieved great popularity in the United Kingdom for a time in the 1960s. Celebrities such as Beatles musician Ringo Starr publicly showed theirs off at the time. Initially started as a joke-based personal project, the toys became well known for having a deliberately kitsch appearance due to their strident outfits, some of them dressed as Merseybeat performers with moptop haircuts, and for also being marketed as collectibles. Several of them ended up shipped as far away as nations such as Canada and the United States.

The same decade that the toys became popular, the term "gonk" arose as a generalized insult for a dimwitted and silly person, akin to related pejoratives such as "dork" and "dweeb".

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The Sun 06 Dec 2024
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The Sun 23 May 2024
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The Sun 05 Mar 2024
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The Sun 22 Dec 2023
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The Mirror 15 Dec 2023
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The Sun 13 Dec 2023
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Metro UK 26 Nov 2023
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The Sun 24 Nov 2023
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The Sun 03 Nov 2023
They include a Gingerbread Rat, Green Sequin Gonk, Red Candy Cane Gonk and Blue Sequin Gonk ... GONK ON Gonk-lovers race to Poundland for 'huge' £2.50 decorations perfect for Christmas.

Aldi’s middle aisle is full of festive bargains including lights, gonks and Christmas trees

The Sun 02 Nov 2023
4. 4. Money-saving mum Mandy took to TikTok (mandyyourtiktokmum) and begins by sharing an adorable gonk wearing a sequin hat that's currently on sale in Aldi. "I absolutely love that gonk," she enthuses ... READ MORE ON ALDI ... FABULOUS VEGAS ... .

Gonk-lovers are racing to Poundland for ‘huge’ £2.50 decorations – and they’re perfect for Christmas

The Sun 25 Oct 2023
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Bitchute 23 Oct 2023
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Shoppers are raging as Asda’s Christmas Gonk collection sells out and is being flogged on ...

The Sun 19 Oct 2023
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Gonk-lovers racing to supermarket to nab 70p Christmas buy that’ll make your lounge look festive ...

The Sun 18 Oct 2023
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The Sun 11 Oct 2023
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