Gargantuan means really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really big. The word comes from Rabelais 16th century series of five crude satirical novels, Gargantua and Pantagruel, in which Gargantua was a giant, voracious monster - born after an 11-month pregnancy with a yard-long erection and calling for ale.
Bet you want to read it now, don't you?
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