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megahit

noun mega·hit \-ˌhit\

: something (such as a movie) that is extremely successful

Full Definition of MEGAHIT

:  something (as a motion picture) that is extremely successful
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First Known Use of MEGAHIT

1977

Related to MEGAHIT

Synonyms
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, supernova, winner
Antonyms
bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, debacle (also débâcle), dud, failure, fiasco, flop, misfire, turkey, washout

Rhymes with MEGAHIT

babysit, benefit, borrow pit, cable-knit, candlelit, come off it, counterfeit, cuckoo spit, double knit, get with it, hissy fit, holy writ, hypocrite, infield hit, intermit, intromit, manumit, mother wit, out of it, put to it, recommit, retrofit, step on it

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