conk-buster

conk-buster

1. Cheap liquor or alcohol. You must really want to get drunk tonight if you keep drinking that conk-buster—it's disgusting! Come on, we're not in college anymore—we can afford better booze that than that conk-buster. Whew, I took a sip of that conk-buster and nearly spit it out! Don't you have any decent alcohol here?

2. A challenging situation or problem. Well, that's a conk-buster—I don't know if a mathematician could even solve it! A: "What is weightless but can be seen, and if you put it in a bucket, it will make the bucket lighter?" B: "Hmm, I don't know. That's a real conk-buster!" The complete lack of physical evidence has made the case a conk-buster for forensic detectives.

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conk-buster

and konk-buster (ˈkɔŋkbəstɚ)

1. n. inferior liquor. Jed kept a jar of conk-buster under his bed against night sweats.

2. n. a hard-to-answer question or problem. Man, what you’re asking is really a conk-buster.

konk-buster

verb

See conk-buster

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