stonking
(slang, British, AU) impressively large; exciting.
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The weather here is driving me to insanity now. Grey all day for 3 solid days, not a glimmer of sunshine and cold. More of the same for the foreseeable and all I see out of my window is that dirty great stonking tree.…
Why on earth would labour work with the Tories on the welfare bill? Labour has a stonking majority! #R4Today
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(slang, British, AU) impressively large; exciting.
“The weather here is driving me to insanity now. Grey all day for 3 solid days, not a glimmer of sunshine and cold. More of the same for the foreseeable and all I see out of my window is that dirty great stonking tree. (Is far bigger and is much more in my face IRL).☹️”
“Why on earth would labour work with the Tories on the welfare bill? Labour has a stonking majority! #R4Today”
“The weather here is driving me to insanity now. Grey all day for 3 solid days, not a glimmer of sunshine and cold. More of the same for the foreseeable and all I see out of my window is that dirty great stonking tree. (Is far bigger and is much more in my face IRL).☹️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Why on earth would labour work with the Tories on the welfare bill? Labour has a stonking majority! #R4Today”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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