blockbuster vs whale

blockbuster

noun
  • Anything very large or powerful; a whopper. 

  • A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80. 

  • One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property). 

  • A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block. 

  • Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb. 

  • Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale 

whale

noun
  • Something, or someone, that is very large. 

  • Something, or someone, that is excellent. 

  • In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable. 

  • Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. 

  • Any species of Cetacea. 

  • A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them. 

  • An investor who deals with very large amounts of money. 

verb
  • To hunt for whales. 

  • To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly. 

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