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Gargantuan - Word of the Day - Tue Nov 24, 2020

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Gargantuan - (adjective) - tremendous in size, volume, or degree: gigantic, colossal

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Reading stories on Nifty will introduce you to the weird world of gargantuan anatomic proportions especially as related to active teenagers.

 

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drpaladin

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This is a good example of how literature affects language. Gargantua was a 16th century novel by Rabelais about a gigantic king.

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1 hour ago, drpaladin said:

This is a good example of how literature affects language. Gargantua was a 16th century novel by Rabelais about a gigantic king.

But was he "Nifty" gigantic.... :P  :gikkle:  

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4 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

But was he "Nifty" gigantic.... :P  :gikkle:  

Rabelais was writing satire, so it's possible to achieve Nifty dimensions. Otherwise, it usually requires psychedelic drugs.

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Myr

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Just now, drpaladin said:

Otherwise, it usually requires psychedelic drugs.

or the wearing of those magnifying type glasses?

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