stonking

(ˈstɒŋkɪŋ)

adj

of exceptional size or quality: a stonking prize.

adv

(intensifier): a stonking good idea.

[C20: probably from stonk]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Translations

stonking

[ˈstɒŋkɪŋ] ADJ (Brit) → cojonudo, de puta madre

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stonking

(dated Brit inf)

adj → irre gut (dated inf)

adv → irre (dated inf); to have a stonking good time → sich irre gut amüsieren (sl)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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