whale
- noun
- /weɪl/
- Slang
- - ED: Oh, yeah, we're having a whale of a time.
Never talk to Ryan again, he doesn't date whales like you.
- Never talk to Ryan again, he doesn't date whales like you.
- Fat fuck fudge, you the whale.
Examples
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And I know what he's thinking: Mouse is having herself a whale of a time.
Fiction book (1996) -
At the party, everyone was having a whale of a time dancing and laughing together.
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BOBBY: Ride the White Whale, baby!
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This is your white whale.
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The enormous whale of a man tried to cover his basketball head with a cap.
Fiction book (1998) -
ELLIE: Well, we had a whale of a storm.
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All I had was that state of feeling as though I was a great whale gliding through a sea of silent euphoria.
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Sadie has broad shoulders, a whale-bone waist, and endless hips.
Fiction book (1992) -
The children had a whale of a time at the amusement park, enjoying all the rides and games.
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The team's victory brought a whale of joy to the fans celebrating in the stands.
Synonyms
A very large heavy person, animal, or thing
A very large and strong person or thing
A very large thing like a pizza or teddy bear
A person who has great power or influence in a field
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
Compounds
A very large fish with white spots that moves slowly and eats tiny sea animals and plants
A very large whale with baleen that lives in cold coastal waters and is endangered
A large whale with a flat head, long body and small back fin found in the Atlantic and Pacific
- Specialized
A medium-sized whale with a long narrow snout that dives deep in oceans
- Offensive
A dangerous online challenge that encouraged people to do harmful tasks, sometimes leading to self-harm
- Specialized
A very large whale that lives in Arctic waters with a curved mouth and big body
- US
A small whale like the beluga that is white as an adult and lives in very cold northern waters
- Specialized
A very small sperm whale that lives in warm and cool seas and grows to about 8 feet long
A large whale with baleen plates, a flat head, and throat ridges that lives in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- Archaic
A large whale that uses thin, brush-like plates in its mouth to filter tiny sea animals from water
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word whale is used by comparison to mean a very large or impressive person, because it originally named the giant sea animal whale. Think of someone 'as big as a whale' to remember this meaning.