(US, slang) Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
(US, slang) Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
But that hasn't stopped U2 from assuming the mantle as the biggest, '''honkin'-est''' rock band in the world and running with it.
"honkin'" means: Emphatically or impressively big; really big.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"honkin'" means: Emphatically or impressively big; really big.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"honkin'" means: Emphatically or impressively big; really big.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang) Greatly, hugely, overwhelmingly.
(informal) A large nose.
British slang meaning very drunk — the kind of drunk where judgment has fully departed and volume has noticeably increased. Honkers sits comfortably in the crowded British lexicon of drunk synonyms alongside paralytic, trolleyed, hammered, and bladdered. It has a slightly comic, pub-culture energy to it, and is often used retrospectively or with cheerful disbelief rather than disapproval.
(slang) Very large; enormous.
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(US, slang) Very; tremendously.
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