whacking
7.7
Very large in size or amount
- adjective
- /ˈwækɪŋ/
- UK
:
enorme
- And so you can write down the proof of Fermat's Last theorem as one whacking great number.
It consumes a metric whack ton of power.
- It consumes a metric whack ton of power.
- And so you can write down the proof of Fermat's Last theorem as one whacking great number.
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Examples
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He won a whacking great prize at the competition, far exceeding everyone's expectations.
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She made a whacking big mistake by missing the important meeting this morning.
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PJM is on the same order of magnitude as all of whack, so some of these are really huge operations.
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It helps me out a whole whack load of a ton.
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It consumes a metric whack ton of power.
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The storm left behind a whacking mess, with debris scattered all over the street.
Synonyms
1
5.0
Very large in size or amount
is chiefly British in informal usage rather than general use
6.3
Very large in size or amount
is chiefly British in informal usage rather than general use
4.9
Very large and impressive in size or amount
is neutral about largeness rather than praising it
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
whacking positive
Morphology
Etymology
Whacking comes from the verb whack, which means 'to hit'. Imagine a hit so big it becomes 'huge' — that strong image is why whacking is used to mean 'very large' or 'extreme'.