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FONKAW (Aphorism) : Fear Of Not Knowing A Word.

See FOMO1 - Fear Of Missing Out.

An acronym that came about in early 2022 in the UK, persists local to Oxfordshire and is growing in number of users. It was brought about because of the increasing "generation Z" acronym and slang usage of shortened or abbreviated words.

The irony of it's meaning and subsequent usage is clear, so when it's meaning is revealed, people are said to be "FONKAW no more".

It's usage is not intended as a reference to not knowing 'just any old word', but rather refers to the confusion around the acronyms and slang used in modern youth vocabulary.
Chelsea : "Yeah man, why not? YOLO2, right?"

Shenika : "Ha, yeah for sure YOLO."

Jeremy : "Um, What's YOLO?"

Chelsea : "Uh Oh, Jezza got FONKAW of YOLO, LOLz."Shenika : "You Only Live Once, Jez."

Jeremy : "Ah now I get it, thanks."

Chelsea : "FONKAW no more."
FONKAW by Alanicus May 24, 2022
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funkaween 

Mormon orgy... More than 3 couples making out with each other.
Those Mormons totally just funkaweened in the magic school bus.
funkaween by Kaakoush May 19, 2016
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Funkaween 

(n.) The act of many people, with an equal number of men and women, making out in the same van while trading off partners. A song is played and the couples switch of partners at the end of every song and then begin again. Typically done on Halloween night.
Guy 1: Dude what are we gonna dress up as this year for Halloween?
Guy 2: Who cares about trick or treating dude! A bunch of the cheerleaders are getting together for a Funkaween
Funkaween by Izaacus September 12, 2017
an impossible task, an uphill task, something that just cant be done
Trying to get you to come online is becoming a fonkarous attempt, where are you?
FONKAR by Cleobrutus September 20, 2011

fonkadankulous 

In Architecture, an idea conveyed extremely well through a set of representations thought only to solve the questions of life itself.

A brilliant idea.
A kick ass drawing.
Epiphany.
Insert for any use for JANKY because its the worst word made up ever.
Holy shit susie this drawing is Fonkadankulous.
Hey Jerry, your eye looks all Fonkadankulous.
Anybody smell that Fonkadankulous ass fart?
That guy's teeth are Fonkadankulous.
A last name derived from the language of Sh. It's meaning;
1. A Retarded, dyslexic human being. retarded, dyshlexic human being

2. One who often falls down stairs because of slipping on the heels of their pants. [One who often fallsh down stairsh becaushe of shlipping on the heelsh of their pantsh.
Sarah has the last name Fondaw..which must make her completely unswizzy.
Fondaw by McMason March 10, 2009
The act of wasting time all the time.
Similar to procrastination, except there is no active task.
Mother: Stop fonkalonting and help me clean the dishes.
Fonkalont by litigiosus May 13, 2019
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person2: ya he was a proper lad
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