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stonker
[ stong-ker ]
verb (used with object)
, Australian Informal.
- to hit hard; knock unconscious.
- to defeat decisively.
- to baffle; confuse.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stonker1
First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences
The Times' Carol Midgley, giving the episode four stars out of five, declared "it was a stonker of a finale" and had "mostly played a blinder".
From BBC
Frankly any excuse to play Alphaville’s 80s stonker is a good thing as far as I’m concerned.
From The Guardian
And it looks like a stonker: Mothercare’s UK like-for-like sales shrank by 7.2% in the last 12 weeks over 2017.
From The Guardian
The third Test, on a Jo’burg green top, with Steyn and possibly Philander fit again, is going to be a stonker.
From The Guardian
The third Test, on a Jo’burg green top, with Steyn and possibly Philander fit again, is going to be a stonker.
From The Guardian
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