mahoosive

English

WOTD – 29 July 2021

Etymology

Probably a blend of massive and a respelling of the letters hu in huge infixed in the former.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈhuːsɪv/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈhusɪv/
• Hyphenation: ma‧hoo‧sive

Adjective

mahoosive

1. (chiefly British, humorous, slang) Massive; huge; very large. [from 1990s]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:large

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:tiny

   • 2000 March 27, Laurence Bogle, “Re: DF”, in alt.fab.robert-jordan‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Well, I haven't had any real problems with it, it's not the most reliable ISP I've ever used (mahoosive understatement), but considering it's free it's not too bad.

   • 2002 September 24, “Frothie” [pseudonym], “Re: More Mahoosive Spiders :S”, in alt.babylon5.uk‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I even said to someone look at them mahoosive mosquitoes!! […] I tell ya, between the mahoosive mosquitoes, bees & wasps and caterpillars, I was VERY happy to get back to the city & it's pollution.

   • 2003 October 10, “Catkins” [pseudonym], “Re: Just ‘done’ Tescos”, in freeserve.chat‎^[3] (Usenet):

     We do have a rather mahoosive store locally.

   • 2007 February 26, John P. Wood, Woody’s World Turns Left … into South East Asia, Bloomington, Ind., Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 247:

     Picture this: we had a fat tourist: wandering along in a mahusive pair of budgie smugglers (Speedo's), and wearing this ridiculous flower hat; pawing over a local girl.

   • 2007 October 20, Sam Lyon, “England v South Africa countdown”, in BBC Sport‎^[4], archived from the original on 8 June 2021:

     And on that note, I shall bid you all a fond au revoir. This scene-setting commentary will now end, and Phil Harlow will bring you all the action from the Stade de France before, during and after tonight's mahoosive match.

   • 2010 January 23, “humble.life” [pseudonym], “Re: get this …”, in alt.support.depression‎^[5] (Usenet):

     Those destinations are the span of England. And it's not exactly a mahoosive country …

   • 2012 July 6 (updated 2012 September 25), Gilly Ferguson, “Is Rachel McAdams pregnant!? Let’s examine the evidence (the bump)”, in Daily Mirror‎^[6], London: Reach plc, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 December 2020:

     Rachel McAdams showed off a mahusive baby bump while out and about in Notting Hill, London late yesterday afternoon. Which could just about be the most exciting thing to ever happen, today.

   • 2015 November, Danie Ware, “Muster”, in Ecko Endgame, London: Titan Books, Titan Publishing Group, →ISBN:

     Bass-thrum and glass-shard music swelled slowly in volume. Despite the sound's sweetness, its painful clarity, something in Ecko shivered – it jagged at his nerves like the old fingernails-down-a-blackboard trick. It was pure power, some ma-hu-sive engine that was just turning over, warming the fuck up.

   • 2019 June 17, Matt Goulet, quoting Henry Cavill, “Henry Cavill Reveals His Secret to Getting Big Arms”, in Richard Dorment, editor, Men’s Health‎^[7], New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 October 2020:

     So if you're shy about going to the gym because there is always someone next to you using mahoosive weights, don't be. You do your weights, just make every workout count.

Alternative forms

• mahusive

Translations

(slang) massive; huge

• Spanish: del carajo (es) (colloquial, vulgar)