stonker

[stong-ker]

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verb (used with object) Australian Informal.

to hit hard; knock unconscious.
to defeat decisively.
to baffle; confuse.

Origin of stonker

First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain

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Contemporary Examples

A friend who recently moved out of New York sent me this article with a stonkered "Say what?"
Is New York Really Secretly Affordable?
Megan McArdle
October 18, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for stonkered

stonkered

adjective

slang completely exhausted or beaten; whacked

Word Origin

C20: from stonker to beat, of unknown origin

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