"honker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-honker.ogg [Australia] Forms: honkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: honk + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|honk|er|id2=agent noun}} honk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} honker (plural honkers)
  1. One who honks.
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-xlu8yQAq
  2. (informal) A large nose. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-0Er~ZfW8
  3. (informal) A wild goose. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-iaJGj~ot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 67 1 14 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 15 2 59 2 14 5 2
  4. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. Tags: in-plural, slang
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-NqL3Aq-T
  5. (slang) Anything impressively large; a whopper. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-FrovzIOI
  6. (slang) A loud burst of flatulence. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-ONWmcdfj
  7. (slang) The telephone. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-honker-en-noun-MycHHwIE

Inflected forms

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