Is humongous a real word

Answer 1

Well, honey, "humongous" may not be in the fancy-pants dictionary, but it's been slang for "huge" since the 1960s. So, technically, it's not a "real" word, but it's real enough for me. Just like how "hangry" isn't in the dictionary, but we all know what it means when someone gets cranky from hunger.

Answer 2

This question is pretty controversial.

Although humongous is often considered slang by many people the word does appear in several dictionaries (such as the dictionary.reference.com dictionary), meaning it can be considered a word.

While I do not especially recommend using it in official texts remember that if for example you used it in an essay you can always prove to your teacher that it is a real word just by looking it up in a dictionary which you know includes it.

So yes, humongous can be considered a real word.