GRAND
ADJECTIVES
► AUGUSTIOUS grand, magnificent, majestic, august → a1670 obs.
► BOOMING grand → L19 sl.
► BRAWLY grand, splendid → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BULLY fine, capital, grand → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CALLAWAMPUS big, fine, stout, grand → 1940s W. Indies sl.
► EUJIFFEROUS grand, splendid, excellent , first-rate, great → 1911 Amer. dial.
► FAMOUS excellent, grand, magnificent, splendid; used as an emphatic expression of approval → 1798 colloq.
► FLIPPERCANORIOUS fine, grand; impressive → 1911 Amer. dial.
► FROODY grand; wonderful; cool → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GALLANT excellent, splendid, fine, grand → 1539
► GRANDACIOUS fine, very grand → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GRANDIFEROUS grand, splendid, glorious → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GRANDIFICENT grand and magnificent → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GRANDILIOUS splendid, fine, grand → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HIGH-DADDY grand, dandy → 1904 Amer. dial.
► HOGEN-MOGEN powerful, mighty, grand → 1648 chiefly ironic or humorous usage
► LUPERGLOBSLOPCIOUS grand, splendid → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MAGNIFICAL grand, fine, magnificent → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk)
► MAGNIFICO magnificent, grand → 1654
► MAGNIFICOUS magnificent, grand, pompous → 17C
► MAGNOLIOUS grand, splendid → 1865 Amer. sl.
► RARE a general term of approval: splendid, excellent, fine, great, grand, first-rate; also in ironic negative use → 1596 colloq.
► SNIPTIOUS ► SNOPTIOUS fine; grand → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SWELL stylish; elegant; grand → 1984 US sl. (Bk.)
► TALL lofty, grand, eminent → 1655 obs.
► TOPGALLANT excellent, grand, fine → 1613
► VOGIE of things: imposing, grand, ostentatious → 1722 Sc.
NOUNS
► STUNNER anything grand or astounding → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk)
NOUNS – PERSON
► HOGEN-MOGEN a grand or powerful person, council, authority. etc. → 1639 chiefly ironic or humorous usage
VERBS
► MAGNOPERATE to act in a grand manner→ E20
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