Angus Young

I found that pedals were too much to fool around with. You'd be halfway through a solo, and the batteries would go dead and conk out. And if you tread on the lead going to the pedal, something would always go wrong. Or some crazy kid would pull the lead out just at the moment when you're about to do your big number on it.

Scottish Musician

Len Goodman

As you get older, things conk out. It's a bit like a car. As long as it's something the mechanics can fix, you can chug on for a few more thousand miles.

British Dancer

Keke Palmer

I'm a workaholic, so I ignore the signs of fatigue and just keep going and going, and then conk out when I get home. It can be pretty stressful.

American Actress

Remember, calling someone 'conk' can be humorous or insulting.

Slang Usage

'Conk' is informal, not used in medical context or formal descriptions.

Not Anatomical

Using 'conk' to describe a hit is informal and sounds less violent.

Metaphorical Hit

Words like 'conk' may trivialize the action; be mindful of context.

Light Connotation

'Conk out' implies abrupt malfunction, not a slow decline.

Sudden Failure

'Conk out' is casual; inappropriate in formal writing or reports.

Informal Situations

'Conk out' often implies a deep sleep or exhaustion, not a regular bedtime.

Complete Rest

Use 'conk out' to express unintentional or sudden falling asleep.

Unintentional Sleep

 I took out the rock that had nearly brained me before and gave it a hard ponder. The size of the rising bump on my conk said to me that this thing had area, and a lot of it. But what if I carved out a triangle from this side here? As any mook could see, this triangle had a quarter of the area of the full triangle.

The case of the missing...

 So if you were to lose pressurization, just your engine conk out, and you're above 50, that suit saves you. When pilots fly higher than man has ever flown, equipment changes are necessary.

Conk

Slang Usage

Not Anatomical

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