ginormous

English

Etymology

Blend of gigantic and enormous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dʒaɪˈnɔː(ɹ)məs/ SAMPA: /dZaI"nO:(r)m@s/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)məs

Adjective

ginormous (comparative more ginormous, superlative most ginormous)

1. (humorous) Very large.

   He drove up in a ginormous stretch limo!

   My stomach is bursting from that ginormous burrito.

   • 1986, Jazz (Autobot), Transformers The Movie

     “This is Jazz, a ginormous weird looking planet just showed up in the suburbs of Cybertron.”

   • 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational Grammar: A First Course

     When new Adjectives are created (e.g. ginormous concocted out of gigantic and enormous) then the corresponding Adverb form (in this case ginormously) can also be used.

   • 1999, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Adventure at Walt Disney World Book #7 page 20

     Walt Disney World is ginormous. Even after you’re on the property, you have to drive about fifteen minutes to get to different places.

   • 2003, Buddy The Elf, Elf The Movie

     “Have you seen these toilets? They’re ginormous!”

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

• ginormously

Translations

very large

French: gigantesque (fr), pantagruélique (fr), méga (fr) Italian: enorme (it)

Spanish: descomunal (es)