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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Forget the old image of a studio filled with a million-dollar, 48-track mixing board from SSL or API and bursting with analog amps, vintage mics, and ginormous plate reverbs. Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025 Acer revealed its ginormous Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 handhelds, while Atari also announced its new Gamestation Go handheld console. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 That’s fairly obvious, even across a ginormous foggy valley where two lonely secret operatives work to keep its unholy terrors from escaping. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 Lenovo announced the Legion Go S as the world's first non-Valve handheld PC, while Acer revealed its ginormous Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 handhelds. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 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 16 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

ginormous

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

blend of gigantic and enormous

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