Comedically or unnaturally larger than large.
A hybrid of "gargantuan", "humongous" and "fabulous", to create a term implying a size greater than all three.
Original usage is credited to author Alan Peterson in "Radio World" newspaper in the early 1990s, describing hand tools used to repair and maintain a century-old carousel in Holyoke, Mass. (see example of usage below)
A hybrid of "gargantuan", "humongous" and "fabulous", to create a term implying a size greater than all three.
Original usage is credited to author Alan Peterson in "Radio World" newspaper in the early 1990s, describing hand tools used to repair and maintain a century-old carousel in Holyoke, Mass. (see example of usage below)
(excerpt from article) "...trying to fix a telephone using a garmongulous screwdriver meant for the carousel upstairs..."
(other use) "He wasn't just fat... he wasn't just 'circus fat'... this guy was garmongulous!"
(other use) "He wasn't just fat... he wasn't just 'circus fat'... this guy was garmongulous!"
by Professor Al September 21, 2009