Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To order (a portion of food) in the largest amount offered, especially at a fast-food restaurant.
- transitive verb To enlarge (something) to an unusual or remarkable degree.
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- verb transitive To
increase thesize of something, especially to unusual proportions
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Examples
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The term supersize is a marketing technique, which was coined in the mid-nineties by a McDonald’s executive to boost sales.
Babes with a Beatitude Linda P. Kozar 2009
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Stephen Green, another Standard Chartered economist, said Friday that Beijing might "supersize" the stimulus spending plan by four trillion to six trillion yuan, bringing the total to between eight trillion and 10 trillion yuan.
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Why else would they come up with fake verbs like "supersize" and "biggie size"?
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Because I'm in marketing and marketers make up new words and phrases like "supersize" and "fourth meal" and "podcast" to sell you things.
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Since few people would confuse fast food with health food, who bears the greater responsibility for the alarming rate of obesity in children in the United States: the fast food chains that market "supersize" meals to children, or parents who are not educating their children about the benefits of a balanced diet?
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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and former premier Bob Carr will co-chair the fast food forum on August 16, which will look at the government's plans to tackle the "supersize" culture of the big restaurant chains.
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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and former premier Bob Carr will co-chair the fast food forum on August 16, which will look at the government's plans to tackle the "supersize" culture of the big restaurant chains.
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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and former premier Bob Carr will co-chair the fast food forum on August 16, which will look at the government's plans to tackle the "supersize" culture of the big restaurant chains.
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I suppose it has to do with the "supersize" mentality that we have in the culture and the fact that a big car costs more than a small car despite the fact that they both "get you there."
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Gone are the days when "Supersize Me" was the buzzword - "supersize" and its image of overindulgence have been replaced by the unfortunate opposite, "Downsize Me."
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