honkin'

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honkin'

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From honking or honkingly by shortening.

adjective more honkin' · most honkin' · honking

  1. US, slang Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
  2. US, slang Used as an intensifier. But that hasn't stopped U2 from assuming the mantle as the biggest, honkin'-est rock band in the world and running with it.

Similar: big old

adverb more honkin' · most honkin' · honking

  1. US, slang Very; tremendously.

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@misc{honkin_2026,
  title = {honkin'},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/honkin'},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}