bonk
n.— «Several “symptomatic” problems followed over the following days with a static sound trailing transmissions for a brief period and a number of “bonk” situations, where the ability to transmit was prevented for some reason.» —“Communications System Fails” CapeCodFD.com (Cape Cod, Mass.) July 2, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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