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megaboost en · NOUN

Etymology

From mega- + boost.

Meanings

1. A big boost.
   • He was typically way too shy to instigate plans with people he hardly knew, but Violet had sent him a postcard from the set, and his confidence had been given a recent megaboost via Marina. 1997, Christian McLaughlin, Sex Toys of the Gods, Dutton, →ISBN, page 60:
   • Plus, these foods are good for circulation, keeping the heart strong, enhancing the quality of the blood, creating strong teeth and bones, and giving growing brains a megaboost by helping with concentration and focus. 2014, Alicia Silverstone, The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, More Beautiful Beginning, Rodale Inc., →ISBN, page 276:
   • I’m still getting used to my new megaboost in humanism. 2019, S. G. Snyder, Odds and Ends, book 2, Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
   • MICROFINANCE is getting a megaboost. 2005, BusinessWeek, page 13:
   • […] they’ve got you plugged in twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for the next six months, they’re giving you a megaboost of pilots, summer reruns, soap operas, sports specials, sitcoms, morning, afternoon and evening news breaks. 1997, ReYoung, Unbabbling, Dalkey Archive Press, →ISBN, page 242:
   • “I refurbished this house with great plans to bring you here. To make this our home. But your career took another megaboost that made that impossible.” 2011, Janette Kenny, The Trophy Wife, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 181:
   • It can even land on the front page of Digg, which will provide a megaboost of traffic for anyone who happens to land there. 2020, Cesar Ortega, Using Blogs To Bridge To Your Website, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
   • He [Tom Wolfe] has all the status any writer could want, but A Man in Full promises another megaboost in group expectations. 1998 November 2, Paul Gray, “A Man in Full”, in Time, volume 152, number 18, page 96:

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