conk out

Meaning

1. (informal, intransitive) To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
2. (informal, intransitive) To stop functioning.
3. (informal, intransitive) To die.

Synonyms

break down

give out

run out

cut out

run down

go bad

kick off

pass away

peter out

break

die

💀

fail

give way

go

poop out

pack up

strike

tire

wilt

bread down

fatigue

pass on

Translations

tomber en panne

verrecken

abandonner

aller

devenir

dire

🗣️

distribuer

expirer

faillir

faire

Etymology

Possibly an onomatopoeic imitation of the sound of a stalling internal combustion engine. Possibly coined by British motorcyclists circa 1910.