honking

honking
 adj.β€” Β«Honking big burgers take too long to cook all the way through, which gives the exterior an opportunity to burn.Β» β€”β€œThat primordial desire for burgers” by Debbie Moose News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) June 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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