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Old 05-08-2005, 01:59 AM
DrewOnTilt DrewOnTilt is offline
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Default Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

Took a break from serious poker for a bit. Now I'm back and I see the term "donk" used to refer to bad players. I had never seen this before.

A funny word indeed, but where did it originate? Just curious... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Old 05-08-2005, 03:17 AM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

short for donkey, but beyond that, you'll need to find someone who is cooler and more into the "scene" than I.

And that my friend, will be hard to do.
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Old 05-08-2005, 08:47 AM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

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A funny word indeed, but where did it originate? Just curious... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I think its a rating icon on PT (the donkey) I dunno maybe I'm wrong.

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Old 05-08-2005, 09:09 AM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

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Old 05-08-2005, 10:20 AM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

"Donk" is derived from the Latin "donkey" and means "to donk" or "to act as if one were a donkey." Donks typically spend their time at the various online "poker rooms." They may be found at any level of play.

"Donks" may be distinguished from your garden-variety online monkey based on how often they "colddonk" or "donkfend" or raise "under-the-donk" with any two sooted. The best defense one has against a "donk" is to post numerous bad-beat posts on a suitable "internet chat board" while making sure to emphasis the heinous nature of the "donkout."
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Old 05-08-2005, 11:37 AM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

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I think its a rating icon on PT (the donkey) I dunno maybe I'm wrong.

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Yeah, I think you might be wrong, seeing as I don't have an icon in PT thats a donkey.
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Old 05-08-2005, 11:51 AM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

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Old 05-08-2005, 12:12 PM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

In the Stu Ungar movie (High Roller) he uses this line describing the NL scene in LV. "Most of these donkies still think it's about the cards". I'm not sure if the donk term was prevalent before the movie or not though?
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Old 05-08-2005, 12:14 PM
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It was developed by Brad (bdk3clash) a few months ago. As to exactly where he got it, I'm not sure, and I suspect he'll chime in.
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Old 05-08-2005, 01:04 PM
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Default Re: Where the heck did the term \"donk\" come from anyway?

ROFLMAO........ I think this term is your average low limit Party player on a Friday or Saturday night......... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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