beaucoup

beau·coup

adj \ˈbō-(ˌ)kü\

Definition of BEAUCOUP

slang

: great in quantity or amount : many, much <spent beaucoup dollars>

Examples of BEAUCOUP

1. <we were able to make beaucoup bucks working overtime at the power plant>

Origin of BEAUCOUP

French

First Known Use: 1918

Related to BEAUCOUP

Synonyms: many [slang], legion, multifold, multiple, multiplex, multitudinous, numerous

Antonyms: few

Related Words: countless, innumerable, numberless, uncountable, unnumbered, untold; several, some; miscellaneous, mixed, sundry, various; divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad

Near Antonyms: countable, limited

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