Aubrey in Waco, Texas, says her mother used to warn the kids against contracting honkus of the bonkus, a fanciful name for a contagious disease. This colloquial term probably comes from the words bonk and konk, meaning “to hit” or “to strike.” Variants include honkus bonkus of the konkus and konkus bonkus. This is part of a complete episode.
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