Define zonked outlook email

A "zonked" Outlook email refers to an email that has been marked as "read" or "seen" by the recipient, but the sender is not aware of it. This can happen when the recipient opens the email, but doesn't actually read the content, and then closes the email without marking it as "unread".

In Outlook, when an email is opened, it is marked as "read" or "seen" by default. This means that the sender's email client will show that the email has been read, even if the recipient only briefly opens the email and doesn't actually read the content.

The term "zonked" is often used to describe this situation, where the sender is unaware that the recipient has opened the email, but the recipient has already marked it as "read". This can be frustrating for the sender, as they may assume that the recipient hasn't seen the email at all.

For example, if someone sends you an email and you quickly open it to see who it's from, but don't actually read the content, the sender's email client will show that the email has been read. If you then close the email without marking it as "unread", the sender may not know that you've seen the email, and may send a follow-up email asking if you've received it.

To avoid this situation, you can use the "mark as unread" feature in Outlook to keep the email marked as unread, even if you've opened it. This way, the sender will know that you've seen the email, but haven't actually read it yet.