donk
n.— «“Donks” are the street name for 1970s land barges like Caprices and Cadillacs, riding on 22-inch-plus wheels.» —“Donks, Boxes & Bubbles” by Scott Blair Review Online (Akron, Ohio) Jan. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Grant recommends the children’s book Dreams of Green: A Three Kings’ Day Story written by Mariel Jungkunz and illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodriguez (Bookshop|Amazon), about a girl and her family who move from Puerto Rico to Ohio and find ways...
David says that when he was growing up in Akron, Ohio, his family referred to the grassy area between the sidewalk and street as the devil strip. He’s since moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he doesn’t hear that term. There are lots...
A “donk” is a Chevy Impala, period. You can tune Caddy’s and Caprices out with paint, rims, and stereo systems (as wll as video game consoles and tv screens), but that doesn’t make them donk’s. Cutlasses, Regals, etc. are not donks either. A donk is a Chevy Impala. The terminology originated in Miami in the early to mid 90’s. “Donk” is an abbreviation for donkey, which the African animal ( the impala) on the car’s emblem is thought to resemble.