stonker

[stong-ker]

verb (used with object)

Australian Informal.

1. to hit hard; knock unconscious.

2. to defeat decisively.

3. to baffle; confuse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stonker¹

First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain

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".

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Frankly any excuse to play Alphaville’s 80s stonker is a good thing as far as I’m concerned.

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And it looks like a stonker: Mothercare’s UK like-for-like sales shrank by 7.2% in the last 12 weeks over 2017.

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The third Test, on a Jo’burg green top, with Steyn and possibly Philander fit again, is going to be a stonker.

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The third Test, on a Jo’burg green top, with Steyn and possibly Philander fit again, is going to be a stonker.

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