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stonking adjective [ ˈstɒŋkɪŋ ]

• used to emphasize something impressive, exciting, or very large.
• "a stonking 207 mph maximum speed"
Origin: 1980s: from the verb stonk.

stonk verb

• bombard with concentrated artillery fire.
• "woods and farmsteads were routinely stonked by German guns"
Origin: 1940s: said to be formed from elements of the artillery term Standard Regimental Concentration .


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