humongous
[ hyoo-muhng-guh s, -mong- or, often, yoo- ]
/ hyuˈmʌŋ gəs, -ˈmɒŋ- or, often, yu- /
adjective Slang.
extraordinarily large.
Also
humungous.
Origin of humongous
1965–70,
Americanism; expressive coinage, perhaps reflecting
huge and
monstrous, with stress pattern of
tremendous
Words nearby humongous
humming top,
hummingbird,
hummingbird moth,
hummock,
hummus,
humongous,
humor,
humoral,
humoral immune response,
humoresque,
humorist
Example sentences from the Web for humongous
And much of what could be a humongous tab will be shouldered by taxpayers.
A former prime minister, Ayad Allawi, is a Shiite with humongous support among Sunnis.
British Dictionary definitions for humongous
humongous
/ (ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs) /
adjective
exceptionally large; huge
Word Origin for humongous
C20: of uncertain origin