Sunday, April 19, 2009

What is the word for something that is "comically large?"?

For example, if you saw a man walking down the street with huge shoes you would say, %26quot;Look at those __________ shoes.%26quot; It%26#039;s a word that refers to a kind of comedy act that uses oversized props. I used the word last week and now can%26#039;t think of it and it%26#039;s driving me bonkers. The word refers to the oversized props used in certain comedy acts.


Thanks!

What is the word for something that is %26quot;comically large?%26quot;?
stupendous


colossal


gigantic


immense


mammoth


thundering


whopping
Reply:Possibly gargantuan. Comes from the character %26quot;Gargantua%26quot; in a book by Rabelais, I think, forget the name of it; maybe %26quot;Pantagruel and Gargantua.%26quot;
Reply:gimungus - giant and humungus combined.
Reply:humongous,willy wonka



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