mega
/ˈmɛɡə
/informal
adjective
1Very large; huge: he has signed a mega deal to make five movies...
- It goes into a bank somewhere in the name of some huge multinational mega conglomerate and adds a few zeros onto some reports.
- If there is a rematch in 2004, the promotion should be standing by with huge mega money for both warriors.
- Lusaka, for instance, is the bastion of a population boom that qualifies it to be a blossoming mega city in Southern Africa.
2Excellent: it will be a mega film...
- Asianet Global has also lined up a host of programmes, including special Vishu programmes and a lot of mega events featuring film stars.
- A grand mega show featuring several mini screen stars would be held as part of the launching of the cassette on July 14 at the Kalabhavan Auditorium.
adverb [as submodifier]
Extremely: they are mega rich...
- Travelling by private jet has many advantages for mega rich sporting superstars flying halfway round the world every second week and gallantly trying to battle off the effects of jet lag.
- The decision to pursue your muse as your career, despite the risks, hardships and the knowledge you will never be famous or mega rich - that is my kind of Idol.
- So the current plan is I work to bring in money until he gets everything else up and running and then instead of just about getting by, we get mega rich.
Origin
1980s: independent usage of mega-.
Rhymes
- specific activity
- specifically
- specification
- specific charge
- specific disease
- specific epithet
- specific gravity
- specific heat capacity
- specificity
- specific name
- specificness
- specific performance
- specifier
- specify
- specimen
- specimen plant
- specimen tree
- speciose
- speciosity
- specious
- speciously
- speciousness
- speck
- speckle
- speckled