ginormous

adjective gi·nor·mous \ jī-ˈnȯr-məs \

Updated on: 23 Mar 2018

Definition of ginormous

: extremely large : humongous

had a ginormous house with a swimming pool and a pool table

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This is rich coming from Frank, whose own ginormous ego is the stuff of legend.

— yvonne abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Ayanna Pressley and democracy shouldn’t have to wait," 11 Mar. 2018
Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press The big economic headlines scream about a better jobs picture, one-time bonuses and a ginormous rally on Wall Street.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Susan Tompor: Pockets of angst — and higher interest rates — cloud picture for car sales," 25 Jan. 2018
So why are people going crazy for this ginormous SUV?

— phoebe wall howard, Detroit Free Press, "$100K Lincoln Navigator: Massage seats, 20 speakers and other luxury features," 2 Mar. 2018
Play a couple of games with those ginormous checkers.

— Southern Living, "Things Southerners Do While We Wait for a Table at Cracker Barrel," 16 Jan. 2018
All Star Low Tops, $50, nike.com; Free People Swept Away Anklet, $10, freepeople.com SNOW ANGEL Newsflash: Winter coats don't need to be ginormous.

— daisy melamed sanders, Seventeen, "4 Cool Ways to Wear Sneakers to School All Year Long," 21 Dec. 2017
And at 800-plus pages, with more than 1,000 reproductions, the book is ginormous, just the right size to commemorate a genius.

— holland cotter, roberta smith and jason farago, New York Times, "The Best Art Books of 2017," 14 Dec. 2017
Eighteen miles away in Arlington rose AT&T Stadium with its retractable roof and ginormous replay board, which makes The Q's Humongotron look like an iPhone screen.

— bill livingston, cleveland.com, "Ohio State-USC: The Yellow Rose Bowl is not your father's Cotton Bowl -- Bill Livingston (photos)," 26 Dec. 2017
The difference here is that their mugs go up on the world’s most ginormous video board.

— kirk kenney, San Diego U-T Preps, "Postcard from Arlington: High school football doesn't get any bigger — or better — than this," 23 Dec. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of ginormous

gigantic + enormous

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