beaucoup

[boh-koo, boo-koo]

adjective

Informal: Usually Facetious.

1. many, numerous, or much.

   It's a hard job, but it pays beaucoup money.

2. of considerable size; large; significant.

   a beaucoup building project.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beaucoup¹

First recorded in 1755–60; from French; beau, coup ¹

Example Sentences

“Merci beaucoup means ‘thank you very much.’

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“Merci, merci beaucoup,” Penelope exclaimed, but he was already gone.

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She added, "I don't have beaucoup bucks to just throw it out so that somebody else can make the decision as to how it gets spent, when it's not on the same values that I have."

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When the sun rose Thursday morning, Donald Trump was still a former president facing beaucoup counts in his New York criminal trial.

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After the meal on July 4, 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said “Merci beaucoup” in a Twitter post praising “close exchanges.”

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