humongous
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gəs, -ˈmɒŋ- adjective Slang.
extraordinarily large.
Also, humungous.
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; expressive coinage, perhaps reflecting huge and monstrous, with stress pattern of tremendous
1965–70, Americanism; expressive coinage, perhaps reflecting huge and monstrous, with stress pattern of tremendous
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Word Origin & History
humongous
1960s, Amer.Eng., apparently a fanciful coinage from huge and monstrous.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Humongous
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Slang Dictionary
humongous definition[hjuˈmɑŋgəs]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Even the freshly made bread was served in two humongous slices apiece.
And unless the humongous deficit is eliminated or greatly curbed, the economy will be going off that cliff.
Because they'll have to raise humongous amounts of new capital to offset the losses.
At lunch the grilled veal chop was equally high quality and humongous.
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