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a whoppingly good time

a whoppingly good time

6.7
A time that people enjoy very much
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : un tiempo increíble
  • We had a whoppingly good time at the concert!

Examples

  • We had a whoppingly good time at the amusement park last weekend.

  • Our trip to New Orleans turned out to be a whoppingly good time for the whole family.

  • Everyone agreed that the party was a whoppingly good time from start to finish.

  • Did you enjoy a whoppingly good time at the festival?

  • Everyone agreed that the party was a whoppingly good time from start to finish.

  • Our trip to New Orleans turned out to be a whoppingly good time for the whole family.

  • We had a whoppingly good time at the amusement park last weekend.

Synonyms

good time
vsa whoppingly good time
∞ 1.0

A time when people have fun

indicates a much stronger, extreme and exciting occasion
so much fun
vsa whoppingly good time
180 1.0

A very enjoyable time that makes you feel happy

describes a higher, extreme level of enjoyment
a whale of a time
vsa whoppingly good time
  • Informal
1 6.1

A time when you have a lot of fun

is the same idea but in a playful idiomatic form
mothertrucking good time
vsa whoppingly good time
  • Offensive
9.9

A very fun time that people enjoy a lot

is equally extreme but uses more neutral language
supertastic time
vsa whoppingly good time
  • Slang
9.6

A very fun time that you remember, like a great party

is equally extreme but framed as plain excitement

Antonyms

unpleasant
215 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

dull
182 1.3

Not interesting or lively

How Enjoyable

a whoppingly good time
  • Informal
6.7
blast
  • Informal
87 3.6
good time
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

a whoppingly good time singular
whoppingly good times plural

Morphology

a + whoppingly + good + time

The meaning 'an extremely enjoyable experience' is directly compositional: 'whoppingly' (to a very great degree) modifies 'good' (enjoyable) to form 'whoppingly good', which applied to 'time' yields an extremely enjoyable occasion. This adverb+adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

A whoppingly good time comes from the word whoppingly, from 'whopping' meaning very big, and good time, meaning a fun event. Imagine a party so large and full of fun it feels huge, and that's why the phrase means 'a very enjoyable and exciting experience'.