ginormous

adjective

gi·​nor·​mous jī-ˈnȯr-məs How to pronounce ginormous (audio)
: extremely large : humongous
had a ginormous house with a swimming pool and a pool table

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That factoid is soon made very, very clear; the slide and the ball pit are also red, as is the huge sectional at the center of the family room, the chandelier above, the velvet ropes that partition the area, the dramatically swooping drapes, and the nearby pair of ginormous bean bags. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025 From an investment standpoint the 81-year-old investment manager has long been known as Elon Musk’s oldest fanboy, thanks to his fund’s ginormous bets on Tesla and SpaceX, which have surged since early November. Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 And like his Australian predecessor, running around in a tunic and attacking everything from ginormous human opponents to a killer menagerie (baboons, rhinos, and sharks, oh my!) suits him. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 Plastique’s, no shocker, is ginormous and inspired by Vietnamese culture. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ginormous 

Word History

Etymology

gigantic + enormous

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ginormous was in 1942

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“Ginormous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ginormous. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

ginormous

adjective
gi·​nor·​mous
jī-ˈnȯr-məs
Etymology

blend of gigantic and enormous

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