CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DONKEY-LICK
PRESENT
Present
I donkey-lick
you donkey-lick
he/she/it donkey-licks
we donkey-lick
you donkey-lick
they donkey-lick
Present continuous
I am donkey-licking
you are donkey-licking
he/she/it is donkey-licking
we are donkey-licking
you are donkey-licking
they are donkey-licking
Present perfect
I have donkey-licked
you have donkey-licked
he/she/it has donkey-licked
we have donkey-licked
you have donkey-licked
they have donkey-licked
Present perfect continuous
I have been donkey-licking
you have been donkey-licking
he/she/it has been donkey-licking
we have been donkey-licking
you have been donkey-licking
they have been donkey-licking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I donkey-licked
you donkey-licked
he/she/it donkey-licked
we donkey-licked
you donkey-licked
they donkey-licked
Past continuous
I was donkey-licking
you were donkey-licking
he/she/it was donkey-licking
we were donkey-licking
you were donkey-licking
they were donkey-licking
Past perfect
I had donkey-licked
you had donkey-licked
he/she/it had donkey-licked
we had donkey-licked
you had donkey-licked
they had donkey-licked
Past perfect continuous
I had been donkey-licking
you had been donkey-licking
he/she/it had been donkey-licking
we had been donkey-licking
you had been donkey-licking
they had been donkey-licking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will donkey-lick
you will donkey-lick
he/she/it will donkey-lick
we will donkey-lick
you will donkey-lick
they will donkey-lick
Future continuous
I will be donkey-licking
you will be donkey-licking
he/she/it will be donkey-licking
we will be donkey-licking
you will be donkey-licking
they will be donkey-licking
Future perfect
I will have donkey-licked
you will have donkey-licked
he/she/it will have donkey-licked
we will have donkey-licked
you will have donkey-licked
they will have donkey-licked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been donkey-licking
you will have been donkey-licking
he/she/it will have been donkey-licking
we will have been donkey-licking
you will have been donkey-licking
they will have been donkey-licking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would donkey-lick
you would donkey-lick
he/she/it would donkey-lick
we would donkey-lick
you would donkey-lick
they would donkey-lick
Conditional continuous
I would be donkey-licking
you would be donkey-licking
he/she/it would be donkey-licking
we would be donkey-licking
you would be donkey-licking
they would be donkey-licking
Conditional perfect
I would have donkey-lick
you would have donkey-lick
he/she/it would have donkey-lick
we would have donkey-lick
you would have donkey-lick
they would have donkey-lick
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been donkey-licking
you would have been donkey-licking
he/she/it would have been donkey-licking
we would have been donkey-licking
you would have been donkey-licking
they would have been donkey-licking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you donkey-lick
we let´s donkey-lick
you donkey-lick
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to donkey-lick
Past participle
donkey-licked
Present Participle
donkey-licking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DONKEY-LICK»
Discover the use of
donkey-lick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
donkey-lick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
5 a prolonged, insatiable erection due to extended heroin use US, 1997 donkey
doctor noun a mechanic who works on donkey engines US, 2003 donkey jammer
noun the operator of a donkey (auxiliary) engine CANADA, 1953 donkey-lick ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
2
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. cockies' joy. donkey-lick, v. To defeat easily, esp. in a horse race: Aus.
sporting: since ca. 1920. B., 1953. donkey-riding, vbl n. Cheating with weights
and measures: c.: C.19. 'Ducange Anglicus'. donkey-rigged. Endowed with a
large penis: ...
3
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
... by Edward Lear (1877) for an imaginary creature with a luminous nose.] donk
noun dated A donkey. 1868–1957. R. CROMPTON Look out for the donk, you ole
ass (1922). donkey-lick verb trans. Austral To defeat easily, esp. in horse-racing.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
4
Folklore from Contemporary Jamaicans
211 Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, Donkey lick mi round mi waist, Puss a lick,
dog a lick, All a wi a Catholic. Given to me in writing by a Kingston teacher in
November 1978. A version appears in Knapp and Knapp, One Potato, p. 171.
5
Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition with ...
1989 CANDOW 88 The sealer's mattress, known as a 'donkey's breakfast,'
consisted of a cloth sack stuffed with straw or wood chips, and each man had to
supply the stuffing himself. donkey v Cp AND donkey-lick v 'to defeat (an
opponent, etc) ...
W.J. Kirwin, G. M. Story, J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990
... to get ahead, and is lucky he is a very good rider. The stewards had a good
point that in a six-horse field Daniel had ridden “a pretty race” and allowed the
much more senior Jeff Lloyd to ride a smart tactical race on Opter to donkey-lick
all of ...
7
Australian words and their origins
DOLLY DONKEY-LICK dolly pot was a familiar sound, and the quartz in the
walled ore paddock grew larger day by day. 2. Special Comb, dolly pot, the
receptacle in which the auriferous quartz is crushed by the dolly. 19S1 A.W.
Upheld Sands ...
8
Chambers Pardon My English!
... runner-up or never quite makes it to the top champ a champion charley horse a
US term for muscle strain caused by strenuous exercise decider a game or score
that decides the winner donkey-lick in Australia, to 'donkey-lick' an opponent is ...
9
Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society
Stamp stick wid a lick, while the donkey lick wid a stick. 22. What is the difference
between a tailer an' a cane field? Tailer cut to fit, an' cane field fit to cut. 23. Two
men saw some mangoes. Ten men pick them. Thirty two men eat them, and one ...
10
Folk-lore of the Antilles, French and English ...
Stamp stick wid a lick, while the donkey lick wid a stick. What is the difference
between a tailer an' a cane field? Tailer cut to fit, an' cane field fit to cut. Two men
saw some mangoes. Ten men pick them. Thirty two men eat them, and one
tongue ...
Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons, 1943
