humongous

adjective

hu·​mon·​gous hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs How to pronounce humongous (audio)
yü-,
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variants or less commonly humungous
: extremely large : huge
a humongous building
humongous amounts of money

Examples of humongous in a Sentence

a humongous dish of ice cream I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch.
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Eric has essentially gone for a piss at the urinal, peaked over at Nolan’s humongous studio-schlong, and cowered off to the stalls. Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024 Six days after its humongous Ohio State game, Oregon plays at Purdue — picked to finish 18th out of 18 in the Big Ten — on a Friday night. Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 Juston Gordon-Montgomery grew up during the Attitude Era of pro wrestling — a time when the personalities were humongous, the storylines were wild, and the theater of it all bordered on high camp. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024 In contrast, the Nazca lines and the associated geometric polygons and humongous figure depictions were more likely built to facilitate larger regional gatherings like the ceremonies the Nazca conducted for the solstices. Carly Miller, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for humongous 

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of huge + monstrous

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of humongous was in 1964

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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humongous. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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