American English Slang – Humongous.
Very big. The adjective humongous describes something that is extremely large. It’s usually used in a playful or exaggerated way.
The word is thought to be a blend of huge and monstrous – two more words for something very big! It started as American slang but is now understood everywhere.
Other Words for “Very Big”:
- Gargantuan – from Gargantua, a fictional giant with an enormous appetite.
- Ginormous – a blend of gigantic and enormous.
- Mammoth – a mammoth was a large, hairy, elephant-like animal.
- Mega – the prefix mega means very large.
- Monstrous – very large, or very ugly or cruel.
- Stupendous – very large, or simply amazing.
- Whopping – very big; a whopper is something very large (or a big lie!).
We can use the slang expression zillion to describe a very large, unspecified number.
Example:
- “Have you seen David’s new house? It’s humongous!”
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Extremely big. It is an informal word usually used in a playful or exaggerated way.
It is American slang, probably a blend of “huge” and “monstrous”.
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