stonk

British  

/ stɒŋk /

verb

1. to bombard (soldiers, buildings, etc) with artillery

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noun

1. a concentrated bombardment by artillery

Etymology

Origin of stonk

C20: from st ( andard ) ( linear ) ( c ) onc ( entration )

Example Sentences

"McFly are doing a medley of all the greatest Comic Relief songs, including The Stonk" - comedy duo's Hale and Pace's 1991 novelty fundraising song - "which I think shouldn't be in there."

From BBC

When the company made its initial announcement about its plans to accept Bitcoin for payments before the end of the year, meme stonk shareholders evidently flooded Aron’s DMs to express interest in the company accepting other cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu as well.

From The Verge

However, at the bottom of the story, the text reveals the post is satire and originated on The Stonk Market, a financial satire website.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Crum, who calls herself the Stonk Queen, using the deliberate misspelling of “stock” that’s popular among online traders, has used the year to learn how the market works.

From New York Times

There was no obvious new catalyst for the price increase in the “stonk”, the term used to refer to highly volatile stocks that have been a focus for members of online Reddit forum WallStreetBets.

From Reuters