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megahit
[ meg-uh-hit ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌhɪt /
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noun
an enterprise, as a movie, that is outstandingly successful.
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Origin of megahit
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby megahit
megaflop, megaflops, megagamete, megagametophyte, megahertz, megahit, megajoule, megakaryoblast, megakaryocyte, megal-, megalecithal
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How to use megahit in a sentence
A likely megahit at a time when Netflix could really use one, it rivals anything in Disney’s superhero arsenal but has enough personality to render the comparison pointless.
Netflix’s Mesmerizing Sandman Adaptation Is Well Worth the Decades-Long Wait|Judy Berman|August 5, 2022|TimeThree weeks after its release, “Squid Game,” the surprise ultraviolent megahit from South Korea that Netflix has said may become its “biggest show ever,” seems to defy explanation.
Another song that almost never came to be for the same reason was the megahit ballad “Hero.”
Speed Read: Juiciest Bits From the Tommy Mottola Memoir ‘Hitmaker’|Kevin Fallon|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST