| 释义 |
-tastic, comb. form
Brit. |ˈtastɪk|, U.S. |ˈtæstɪk|
[‹ -tastic (in fantastic adj.).
Attested in a small number of formations below, and poptastic adj.]
Affix. Forming adjectives designating someone or something perceived as excellent or remarkable as regards that which is denoted by the prefixed word. Cf. poptastic adj.
In early use freq. punningly used to create a word phonetically similar to fantastic.
1939J. Fidler in Los Angeles Times 27 Apr. 13/7 In-a-word description of the Ritz zanies: Fun-tastic. 1962Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 21 Sept. 16/4 (advt.) Fad-tastic discounts. 1975Newsweek 18 Aug. 65/1 (headline) Trucks: Van-tastic. 1990Adweek (Nexis) 3 Sept. 4 Customers wouldn't come near the chain's ‘grease-tastic’ drumsticks. 1996Sugar June 82/1, 44% of you smoke! And 27% of you have up to a choke-tastic 10 a day. 2006Time Out N.Y. 27 July 84/3 DJs Timmy and Teflar roll out a gaytastic array of disco-drenched dance hits. |