by Gustavo De La Vina May 17, 2008
by De$per8 April 11, 2004
Pronoun. Used as a jargon term better Border Patrol Agents to describe someone who is present in the United States illegally. (Exception: Some Dim-witted TCA PA's use the term UDA, even though most TONKS are well documented in IDENT as illegal.)
by Johnny Williams February 28, 2005
Term used, primarily by US immigration officials in informal settings, to describe an illegal immigrant of any country. Origins are unknown, but definitely predate the use of metal flashlights, contrary to the most used description of origin. It's probable that the origin is related to Chinese immigration, as the first law to restrict immigration from a particular country was enacted in 1882. It's said that many of the illegal immigrants made their way to the US via the Gulf of Tonkin area of what is now Vietnam. It's also possible that the term is related to the Chinese "tong" mob. The word should be considered only as derogatory as the phrase "illegal alien" as it does not refer to race or even nationality, only to one's immigration status in the United States.
The US Border Patrol Agent caught 3 Honduran tonks, 18 Mexican tonks and a Korean tonk when they tried to sneak across the border this morning.
by Dave February 26, 2005
Noun (1): The sound made from the contact of an illegal Mexican immigrant's head and a D-cell Maglite
Noun (2): A derogatory term for an illegal alien crossing from the United State's extremely porous southern boarder, originating from the sound made from the contact of an illegal Mexican immigrant's head and a D-cell Maglite
Verb: The act of hitting the head of either an illegal Mexican immigrant or another person with either a D-cell maglite or similar object
Noun (2): A derogatory term for an illegal alien crossing from the United State's extremely porous southern boarder, originating from the sound made from the contact of an illegal Mexican immigrant's head and a D-cell Maglite
Verb: The act of hitting the head of either an illegal Mexican immigrant or another person with either a D-cell maglite or similar object
Boarder Patrol: "Yeah, I bagged that damned tonk before he made it to the freeway!"
"Shut up before I tonk your dumbass."
"Shut up before I tonk your dumbass."
by MitchD December 07, 2005
"Tonk" is the sound that is made when the illegals are hit over the head with the large flashlights/batons that the US border patrolmen carry.
by John kennedy October 31, 2004
by Oliver Francis March 18, 2005