thanks a bunch

interjection

A mildly sarcastic thank you.

“Thanks a bunch for that great Christmas card you got me!”

Meanings

interjection
  1. idiomaticA mildly sarcastic thank you.

    I really wanted a bucket of water dropped on my head. Thanks a bunch.

    Synonyms: thanks, thanks a million

  2. USidiomaticAn unsarcastic thank you.

    Thanks a bunch for that great Christmas card you got me!

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionA mildly sarcastic thank you.

Cite this entry
APA

thanks a bunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanks%20a%20bunch

MLA

“thanks a bunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanks%20a%20bunch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thanks a bunch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanks%20a%20bunch.

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