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humongous

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hjuːˈmʌŋgəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/hjuˈmʌŋgəs, -ˈmɑŋ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅ mung′gəs, -mong′- or, often, yo̅o̅-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hu•mon•gous /hyuˈmʌŋgəs, -ˈmɑŋ-/USA pronunciation  also huˈmun•gous, adj. [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsextraordinarily large.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hu•mon•gous  (hyo̅o̅ mung′gəs, -mong′- or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsextraordinarily large.
Also, humungous. 
  • expressive coinage, perh. reflecting huge and monstrous, with stress pattern of tremendous 1965–70, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
humongous, humungous /ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/ adj
  1. informal exceptionally large; huge
Etymology: 20th Century: of uncertain origin
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