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humongous, a. slang (orig. U.S.).
(hjuːˈmʌŋgəs, U.S. -mɑŋgəs)
Also humungous.
[Of uncertain origin: prob. a factitious adjective coined on -ous, influenced by hugeous a., monstrous a., and perh. the stress-patterns of stupendous a., tremendous a., etc.]
Extremely large; huge, enormous.
1970Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) IV. 19 Humongous, very large (a combination of huge and tremendous). 1976New Yorker 16 Aug. 26/2 She uses expressions like ‘the whole megillah’ (meaning the whole long story) and ‘humongous’ (meaning huger than huge and more tremendous than tremendous). 1982F. Pohl Starburst xiii. 63, I don't want to discuss what you said, except to say you've got a humongous nerve. 1988Toronto Sun 13 Apr. 18/1 Saeed said friends who live in the area of the explosion described damage as ‘humungous—houses and businesses are completely levelled’. 1990Observer 16 Dec. 24/7 A News Corp spokesman informed Barron's that the banks with which Murdoch is dickering to ‘restructure’ that humongous debt have been ‘positive and supportive’. |