Stronk

Part of speech: adjective, adverb

Definitions

  1. An informal, playful misspelling of strong used online to mock or exaggerate physical or mental power
  2. Humorous internet slang that spells strong with a k to suggest exaggerated or meme-style muscularity or might
  3. A jokey variant spelling of strong, popular in online memes to emphasize power in an over-the-top way

Etymology: "Stronk" is a deliberate misspelling of "strong," and its humor depends on the sound it is meant to imitate. The spelling swaps the final "g" for a "k," the way a speaker might devoice a final stop, and the joke is that the word sounds like someone mangling English with a heavy accent. It spread through the Polandball comics, where the cartoon characters' broken English gave the spelling its comic voice. The same spelling has a second, unrelated source. It is also used as a misspelling of "stroke," a separate English word, so readers may meet it in two very different senses.