mahoosive

ma·hoo·sive
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UK/məˈhuːsɪv/US/məˈhusɪv/

adjective

Massive; huge; very large.

First used 1990sScrabble 17

Meanings

adjective

alternative mahusive

  1. 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)
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    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 247

    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.

    2007 October 20, Sam Lyon, “England v South Africa countdown”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021

    Those 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

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Origin

From massive; probably a blend of massive and a respelling of the letters hu in huge infixed in the former.

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Translations

Spanish del carajo, morrocotudo
  • del carajo(slang) massive; huge
  • morrocotudo(slang) massive; huge
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APA

mahoosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahoosive

MLA

“mahoosive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahoosive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahoosive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahoosive.

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