megahit

noun

mega·​hit ˈme-gə-ˌhit How to pronounce megahit (audio)
: something (such as a movie) that is extremely successful

Examples of megahit in a Sentence

His latest movie was a megahit. the band's latest album is a megahit
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Perry, alongside costars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer, are estimated to pull in some $18 million annually in royalties from the megahit sitcom. Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has become a Hollywood power producer, but the crew behind her first project, action megahit John Wick, didn't even know she was involved. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Trending on Billboard Remarkably, their only songwriting collaboration to receive a Grammy nomination was the soundtrack to the 1971 teen romance film Friends (no relation to the later TV megahit), which won best original score written for a motion picture or a television special. Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024 The only problem that comes with her focus on clever, cheeky songwriting is that the sound of some of her songs can fall to the wayside, making some of this album’s songs feel generic by comparison to her megahits. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for megahit 

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megahit was in 1977

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“Megahit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megahit. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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megahit

noun
mega·​hit ˈmeg-ə-ˌhit How to pronounce megahit (audio)
: something (as a movie) that is extremely successful
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