megaboost

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ boost.

Noun

megaboost (plural megaboosts)

1. A big boost.
   • 1997, Christian McLaughlin, Sex Toys of the Gods, Dutton, →ISBN, page 60:

     He was typically way too shy to instigate plans with people he hardly knew, but Violet had sent him a postcard from the set, and his confidence had been given a recent megaboost via Marina.

   • 1997, ReYoung, Unbabbling, Dalkey Archive Press, →ISBN, page 242:

     […] they’ve got you plugged in twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for the next six months, they’re giving you a megaboost of pilots, summer reruns, soap operas, sports specials, sitcoms, morning, afternoon and evening news breaks.

   • 1998 November 2, Paul Gray, “A Man in Full”, in Time, volume 152, number 18, page 96:

     He [Tom Wolfe] has all the status any writer could want, but A Man in Full promises another megaboost in group expectations.

   • 2005, BusinessWeek, page 13:

     MICROFINANCE is getting a megaboost.

   • 2011, Janette Kenny, The Trophy Wife, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 181:

     “I refurbished this house with great plans to bring you here. To make this our home. But your career took another megaboost that made that impossible.”

   • 2014, Alicia Silverstone, The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, More Beautiful Beginning, Rodale Inc., →ISBN, page 276:

     Plus, these foods are good for circulation, keeping the heart strong, enhancing the quality of the blood, creating strong teeth and bones, and giving growing brains a megaboost by helping with concentration and focus.

   • 2019, S. G. Snyder, Odds and Ends, book 2, Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

     I’m still getting used to my new megaboost in humanism.

   • 2020, Cesar Ortega, Using Blogs To Bridge To Your Website, Lulu.com, →ISBN:

     It can even land on the front page of Digg, which will provide a megaboost of traffic for anyone who happens to land there.