honkin'

English

Alternative forms

• honking

Etymology

From honking or honkingly by shortening.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

honkin' (comparative more honkin', superlative most honkin')

1. (US, slang) Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
2. (US, slang) Used as an intensifier.
   • 1997 March 5, Will Hermes, “The Importance of Being Earnest: U2 goes forward and backward with Pop”, in Minneapolis City Pages:

     But that hasn't stopped U2 from assuming the mantle as the biggest, honkin'-est rock band in the world and running with it.

Synonyms

• big old

Derived terms

• big honkin'

Adverb

honkin' (comparative more honkin', superlative most honkin')

1. (US, slang) Very; tremendously.