What does epic mean ?

Question

what does epic mean?
like, my friends are always like, thats sooooooo epic ! or, that pictures epic mannn



yea, whats it mean?
i feel stupid xD

Answer 1

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when i say something is epic... i usually mean it's awesome or kicks azz ;]

you'll probably hear people say epic failure a lot.

Answer 2

Epic, as an adjective, means grand and heroic. It seems to be used collquially to mean "huge, stupendous".

(As a noun, it's a long poem or story recounting the adventures or deeds of heroic or legendary figures; or an imaginative work embodying a nation's conception of its past history.)

Answer 3

1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem.
2. resembling or suggesting such poetry: an epic novel on the founding of the country.
3. heroic; majestic; impressively great: the epic events of the war.
4. of unusually great size or extent: a crime wave of epic proportions.

http://dictionary.infoplease.com/epic

1. long narrative poem: a lengthy narrative poem in elevated language celebrating the adventures and achievements of a legendary or traditional hero, e.g. Homer's Odyssey

2. elevated narrative poetry: the genre of poetic epics
This term we'll cover epic, romance, and allegory.

3. large-scale production: a work of literature, cinema, television, or theater that is large-scale and expensively produced and often deals with a historical theme

4. long series of events: a long series of events characterized by adventures or struggle
Our trek across town turned out to be an epic.

1. of epic poetry: celebrating the adventures and achievements of a legendary or traditional hero, in elevated language
Milton's "Paradise Lost" is an epic poem.

2. in style of epic poetry: having some of the characteristics of an epic
an epic story of true love and adventure

3. very large or heroic: impressive by virtue of greatness of size, scope, or heroism
a scandal of epic proportions

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/d…

Great news, To find out about something that is good. i.e. Greatness, i.e. Awesome. i.e. Fun


the degree of uniqueness to a situation


Something so truely amazing that it deserves it's story to be told for years to come.

Any Thing, Person or place that is - Long, Hard and/or Awsome

"Man that road trip was epic"
"Lord of the rings is an EPIC movie!"
"The hike was EPIC"


Spanning years and continents, lives ruined, bloodshed. Epic. Mostly said about relationships. Used in this definition in Veronica Mars
That couple has a pretty epic lovestory.

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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph…

Answer 4

Well epic really mean over a long period of time. Often a story covering a long period, the epic of gilgamesh for example.

However you friends are (mis?)-using it to just mean good.

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.a…

Answer 5

It means like really big, important, or impressive.
Or any combination of the three.

Answer 6

Huge

Example:
a crime wave of epic proportions.

Answer 7

It means super. That's all. Best answer.

Answer 8

BIG?

Answer 9

my school says epic fail. i have no idea?