Meanings
alternative mahusive
- UKhumorousslangMassive; huge; very large.First known use 1990s
We do have a rather mahoosive store locally.
2003 October 10, “Catkins” [pseudonym], “Re: Just ‘done’ Tescos”, in freeserve.chat (Usenet)5 more examples
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.
2000 March 27, Laurence Bogle, “Re: DF”, in alt.fab.robert-jordan (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.
2002 September 24, “Frothie” [pseudonym], “Re: More Mahoosive Spiders :S”, in alt.babylon5.uk (Usenet)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 February 26, John P. Wood, Woody’s World Turns Left … into South East Asia, Bloomington, Ind.; Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 247And 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.
2007 October 20, Sam Lyon, “England v South Africa countdown”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021Those destinations are the span of England. And it's not exactly a mahoosive country …
2010 January 23, “humble.life” [pseudonym], “Re: get this …”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet)Synonyms: ample, big, bodacious, broad, commodious, considerable, exceeding, expansive
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMassive; huge; very large.
Origin
From massive; probably a blend of massive and a respelling of the letters hu in huge infixed in the former.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish del carajo, morrocotudo
- del carajo(slang) massive; huge
- morrocotudo(slang) massive; huge
Cite this entry
mahoosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahoosive
“mahoosive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahoosive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahoosive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahoosive.
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