"megapopular" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more megapopular [comparative], most megapopular [superlative]
Etymology: mega- + popular Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|popular}} mega- + popular Head templates: {{en-adj}} megapopular (comparative more megapopular, superlative most megapopular)
  1. (informal) Extremely popular. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-megapopular-en-adj-ARrTt~2z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-

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