What is Pronk?
1.
n., v., adj., adv.
A word used in Virginia's 11th district with great frequency. Used by congressman Rep. William Cummings in a broadcast by The Onion News Network's O-span. Some of its various meanings include:
1. Good or very, at least in Virginia's 11th district
2. An unfortunate state of affairs
3. A writing utensil
4. A tax stimulus
5. The number three
6. Variant: Pronklem - a problem
7. Variant: Pronkrageous - outrageous
8. Variant: Pronksurd - absurd
9. In context, "Pronk of order" - out of order
10. Experience
11. Variant: Pronkspect - respect
1. "This truly 'pronking new market"
2. "Failure to keep pace with our global competitors would be very pronked"
3. "Somebody hand me a pronk"
4. "Limited tax pronks for the nanotech infrastructure"
5. "Number pronk"
6. "is that a pronklem?
7. "That is pronkrageous"
8. "That is pronksurd"
9. "you're pronk of order"
10. "How dare you question my pronk?"
11. I demand pronkspect"
Or, all together:
"It is my pronkly held belief that as Thomas Jefferson said: 'All pronks living pronkfully within this land of pronk, have the right and pronkful duty to express themselves with pronk, in whichever pronking manner such pronk pronkably pronks pronkfully pronkifies them to pronk
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2.
Means "very" or "good"
Used primarily in Virginia's 11th District - compare to Philidelphia's "Jawns"
We must adopt this pronking new technology.
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3.
Means "good" or "very", at least it does in Virginias 11th district.
Would Somebody hand me a Pronk?
Person A: Youre out of order!
Virginian: Well youre pronk of order!
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4.
used as the first word of a reply when commenting on a forum topic, without reading the whole topic. It lets all who are participating know that you have not read the whole topic.
to pronk
the act of jumping into a thread/argument without bothering to read the whole of the thread and basically making a fool of yourself
first used on the glastonbury festival forum @2002 (now myfests) and originates from the kangaroo leap, and seems to encapsulate the act nicely - something without much grace and consideration, and is sometimes so clumsy it is funny.
actual discussion about pregnancy
topic title "how long for labour"
a pronk reply without reading the topic
"PRONK
bloody fascists! vote green!"
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5.
A portmanteau word describing a style of music played with all the musical and lyrical complexity of progressive rock but with the energy and aggression of punk rock.
We play prog rock in a punk rock way. That makes us a Pronk Rock band"
6.
Nickname of major league baseball player Travis Hafner. It stands for "half project, half donkey."
Hafner had initiated his run to win the All-Star vote on Monday during a news conference, when he joked that fans should "Vote Pronk," a reference to his nickname.
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7.
pronk (pop-rock-punk)a person who likes rock, punk and some pop, wears black clothes, a person who doesn't care what people think about him, quiet, everybody's kinda afraid of them, rough.
regina:Do you know Andrew?
peter: yeah. i know him, he always wears black.
regina: oh yeah, he's a pronk
1.
n., v., adj., adv.
A word used in Virginia's 11th district with great frequency. Used by congressman Rep. William Cummings in a broadcast by The Onion News Network's O-span. Some of its various meanings include:
1. Good or very, at least in Virginia's 11th district
2. An unfortunate state of affairs
3. A writing utensil
4. A tax stimulus
5. The number three
6. Variant: Pronklem - a problem
7. Variant: Pronkrageous - outrageous
8. Variant: Pronksurd - absurd
9. In context, "Pronk of order" - out of order
10. Experience
11. Variant: Pronkspect - respect
1. "This truly 'pronking new market"
2. "Failure to keep pace with our global competitors would be very pronked"
3. "Somebody hand me a pronk"
4. "Limited tax pronks for the nanotech infrastructure"
5. "Number pronk"
6. "is that a pronklem?
7. "That is pronkrageous"
8. "That is pronksurd"
9. "you're pronk of order"
10. "How dare you question my pronk?"
11. I demand pronkspect"
Or, all together:
"It is my pronkly held belief that as Thomas Jefferson said: 'All pronks living pronkfully within this land of pronk, have the right and pronkful duty to express themselves with pronk, in whichever pronking manner such pronk pronkably pronks pronkfully pronkifies them to pronk
See
2.
Means "very" or "good"
Used primarily in Virginia's 11th District - compare to Philidelphia's "Jawns"
We must adopt this pronking new technology.
See
3.
Means "good" or "very", at least it does in Virginias 11th district.
Would Somebody hand me a Pronk?
Person A: Youre out of order!
Virginian: Well youre pronk of order!
See
4.
used as the first word of a reply when commenting on a forum topic, without reading the whole topic. It lets all who are participating know that you have not read the whole topic.
to pronk
the act of jumping into a thread/argument without bothering to read the whole of the thread and basically making a fool of yourself
first used on the glastonbury festival forum @2002 (now myfests) and originates from the kangaroo leap, and seems to encapsulate the act nicely - something without much grace and consideration, and is sometimes so clumsy it is funny.
actual discussion about pregnancy
topic title "how long for labour"
a pronk reply without reading the topic
"PRONK
bloody fascists! vote green!"
See
5.
A portmanteau word describing a style of music played with all the musical and lyrical complexity of progressive rock but with the energy and aggression of punk rock.
We play prog rock in a punk rock way. That makes us a Pronk Rock band"
6.
Nickname of major league baseball player Travis Hafner. It stands for "half project, half donkey."
Hafner had initiated his run to win the All-Star vote on Monday during a news conference, when he joked that fans should "Vote Pronk," a reference to his nickname.
See
7.
pronk (pop-rock-punk)a person who likes rock, punk and some pop, wears black clothes, a person who doesn't care what people think about him, quiet, everybody's kinda afraid of them, rough.
regina:Do you know Andrew?
peter: yeah. i know him, he always wears black.
regina: oh yeah, he's a pronk
