In internet slang, stonks is a deliberate misspelling of stocks, as traded in the stock market. It is often used to refer to such stocks—and finance more generally—in a humorous or ironic way, especially to comment on financial losses. Which slang words skyrocketed in popularity last year...
If a person does not understand a market event or a company or executive's actions, they might say "stonks" in response to news of the event. ExampleI'm gonna post this joke all over Reddit and rake in the upvotes. Stonks!The original stonks meme Related Slang...