Dictionary

funtastic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fʌnˈtæstɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic blend English funtastic Blend of fun + fantastic.

Meanings

1. (slang) Fantastically fun.
   • I turned thirteen the week after school got out (and had a slumber party that even Fiona called “oh-so funtastic”). 2009, Sydney Salter, Jungle Crossing, Harcourt, →ISBN, pages 16–17:
   • Comedy: The comedy scene here is funtastic – check out Club Jongleurs and the Leicester Comedy Festival which is the biggest in Britain, attracting over 40,000 people a year. 2005, Ruth Bushi, Dan Jones, Anthony Leyton, The Push Guide to Which University 2006, Nelson Thomses, →ISBN, page 336:
   • The game becomes more “funtastic” if the teacher not only calls out the name of a line or space but adds a novel way of getting there or something novel to do once the players arrive at the designated line or space. 1960, Eloise M. Jaeger, Harry Leighton, Teaching of Tennis: For School and Recreation Programs, Burgess Publishing, page 58:
   • But mom! Can't I go to the fair? The others say it will be funtastic!

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