Young people sometimes use mega in front of adjectives or adverbs in order to emphasize them.
[informal, emphasis]
He has become mega rich.
Roy was tremendously ugly, mega ugly.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Young people sometimes use mega in front of nouns in order to emphasize that the thing they are talking about is very good, very large, or very impressive.
[informal, emphasis]
...her newly acquired mega salary.
...the mega superstar Madonna.
mega-
(megə-)
1. prefix
Mega- is added to nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to units that are a million times bigger.
...a 100 megaton explosion.
...a two thousand megawatt surge in electricity.
2. prefix
Mega- combines with nouns and adjectives in order to emphasize the size, quality, or importance of something.
[informal, emphasis]
Now he can begin to earn the sort of mega-bucks he has always dreamed about.
...a Hollywood mega-star.
mega in British English
(ˈmɛɡə)
adjective
slang
extremely good, great, or successful
Word origin
C20: probably independent use of mega-
mega- in British English
combining form
1.
denoting 106
megawatt
Symbol: M
2.
(in computer technology) denoting 220 (1 048 576)
megabyte
3.
large or great
megalith
4. informal
great in importance or amount
megastar
Word origin
from Greek megas huge, powerful
mega in American English
(ˈmɛgə)
adjective
Informal
great in size, quantity, etc., often in relation to others of its kind
mega- in American English
(ˈmɛgə)
1.
large, great, powerful
megacephalic, megaphone
2.
one million; the factor 106
megahertz, megaton
Also, before a vowel, meg-
Word origin
Gr mega- < megas, great, mighty: see much
Examples of 'mega' in a sentence
mega
This is an end to public sector mega deals in the UK.
Computing (2010)
Soccer stars with mega bank balances may have to shell out a fortune in legal fees.
The Sun (2011)
That means there are mega deals around on cars with low mileage.
The Sun (2011)
So how can we make the most of these mega deals?
The Sun (2011)
Everybody will spend mega money for players but the number of good players or great players is limited.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My husband is not a bad man but got into mega money trouble and lied to me about it.
The Sun (2015)
Global fame and mega sponsorship deals?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
IT'S been a long journey to the top for pop mega star Will.
The Sun (2013)
They've got mega money so our lives are very different.
The Sun (2010)
MY hubby wants to get a coffee machine but the ones in the shops are mega money.
The Sun (2012)
He keeps winning, but he is still awaiting the national acclaim and still hoping for the mega money.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Natural resources may be thirsty for its next mega deal, but the global drinks industry has got one in already.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
BRITAIN is wasting 600million a year by not replacing old prisons with new mega jails.
The Sun (2013)
A new generation of mega chalets is emerging in the Alps.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We don't have mega, mega movie stars.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But there's something sick at the heart of the game when they can only be paid mega money by ripping fans off year after year.
The Sun (2012)
Critics also pointed out that the new mega prison would allow smaller jails to shut, so it would be cheaper in the long-run.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
mega
British English: mega /ˈmɛɡə/ ADJECTIVE
Young people sometimes use mega in front of nouns in order to emphasize that the thing they are talking about is very good, very large, or very impressive.