conk

n : (British) informal term for the nose

v 1: come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" [syn: {stall}]

2: hit, esp. on the head; "The stranger conked him and he

fainted"

3: die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket"

[syn: {kick the bucket}, {buy the farm}, {drop dead}, {pop

off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}, {die suddenly}, {die

unexpectedly}]

4: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due

to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {faint}, {swoon},

{pass out}]

con

[SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other

sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This

term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised

even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on

the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."

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