In just the past week, I've been in the company of no fewer than three people who described someone or something as being "gi-normous." This distasteful, linguistic mash-up is maddening in two ways:
1) Blending "giant" and "enormous" does NOT create a new plateau of hugeness, nor does it shorten a burdensome, multi-syllabic word (which, in itself, is a loathsome practice).
2) It has the creepy essence of a child's mispronounciation. Perfectly understandable for a youth whose formative years are spent fumbling toward Webster's master word list; deeply unsettling when "enlightened" adults run away.
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You are correct Mr. Rosenblatt. Enough of this linguistic douche baggery!
It appears you are not aware of the fact that Ginormous is a word used often on Kipper-- so I'll assume it is a British cool thing to say :)
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