"honkin'" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-honkin'.ogg [Australia] Forms: more honkin' [comparative], most honkin' [superlative]
Etymology: From honking or honkingly by shortening. Etymology templates: {{m|en|honking}} honking, {{m|en|honkingly}} honkingly Head templates: {{en-adj}} honkin' (comparative more honkin', superlative most honkin')
  1. (US, slang) Emphatically or impressively big; really big. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-honkin'-en-adj-I-s3h7ao Categories (other): American English
  2. (US, slang) Used as an intensifier Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-honkin'-en-adj-k9PLXZ~j Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: big old, honking

Adverb [English]

Audio: En-au-honkin'.ogg [Australia] Forms: more honkin' [comparative], most honkin' [superlative]
Etymology: From honking or honkingly by shortening. Etymology templates: {{m|en|honking}} honking, {{m|en|honkingly}} honkingly Head templates: {{en-adv}} honkin' (comparative more honkin', superlative most honkin')
  1. (US, slang) Very; tremendously. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-honkin'-en-adv-XlKIXbFk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English intensifiers, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 17 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 14 69 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 18 36 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 15 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: honking

Alternative forms

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