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hu⋅mun⋅gous

  [hyoo-muhng-guhs or, often, yoo-]
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–adjective Slang.
humongous.

hu⋅mon⋅gous

  [hyoo-muhng-guhs, -mong- or, often, yoo-]
–adjective Slang.
extraordinarily large.
Also, humungous.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; expressive coinage, perh. reflecting huge and monstrous, with stress pattern of tremendous
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hu·mon·gous   (hyōō-mŏng'gəs, -mŭng'-)   
adj.   Slang
Extremely large; enormous: "humongous baked potatoes piled high with sour cream" (Boston Globe).

[Perhaps blend of huge and monstrous or tremendous.]
hu·mun·gous   (hyōō-mŭng'gəs)   
adj.  Variant of humongous.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
humongous [hjuˈmɑŋgəs]

  1. mod.
    huge. (See also mongo.) : She lives in a humongous house on the hill.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

humongous 
1960s, Amer.Eng., apparently a fanciful coinage from huge and monstrous.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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