Origin

C20: from (fan)tastic

-tastic, comb. formBrit. |ˈtastɪk|, U.S. |ˈtæstɪk|[‹ -tastic (in fantastic adj.).Attested in a small number of formations below, and poptastic adj.]Affix. Forming adjectives designating someone or something perceived as excellent or remarkable as regards that which is denoted by the prefixed word. Cf. poptastic adj.In early use freq. punningly used to create a word phonetically similar to fantastic.1939J. Fidler in Los Angeles Times 27 Apr. 13/7 In-a-word description of the Ritz zanies: Fun-tastic.1962Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 21 Sept. 16/4 (advt.) Fad-tastic discounts.1975Newsweek 18 Aug. 65/1 (headline) Trucks: Van-tastic.1990Adweek (Nexis) 3 Sept. 4 Customers wouldn't come near the chain's ‘grease-tastic’ drumsticks.1996Sugar June 82/1, 44% of you smoke! And 27% of you have up to a choke-tastic 10 a day.2006Time Out N.Y. 27 July 84/3 DJs Timmy and Teflar roll out a gaytastic array of disco-drenched dance hits.

-tastic /ˈtastɪk/ suffix. colloq.

ORIGIN: from fan)tastic.

Forming adjectives designating someone or something excellent or notable for the thing specified, as poptastic.

-tastic

Suffix

slang Fantastic; used to form adjectives conveying praise or celebration.
slang Fantastic; used sarcastically.

Etymology

Back-formation from fantastic.

Synonyms

-riffic, -tacular, -licious

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -tastic

词汇	-tastic
词根词缀	Collins OED SOED Wiktionary -tastic combining form in adjective humorous. denoting excellence in a specified area ⇒ the fun-tastic theme park ⇒ their poptastic new single Origin C20: from (fan)tastic -tastic, comb. formBrit. \|ˈtastɪk\|, U.S. \|ˈtæstɪk\|[‹ -tastic (in fantastic adj.).Attested in a small number of formations below, and poptastic adj.]*Affix.* Forming adjectives designating someone or something perceived as excellent or remarkable as regards that which is denoted by the prefixed word. Cf. poptastic adj.In early use freq. punningly used to create a word phonetically similar to fantastic.1939J. Fidler in Los Angeles Times 27 Apr. 13/7 In-a-word description of the Ritz zanies: Fun-tastic.1962Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 21 Sept. 16/4 (advt.) Fad-tastic discounts.1975Newsweek 18 Aug. 65/1 (headline) Trucks: Van-tastic.1990Adweek (Nexis) 3 Sept. 4 Customers wouldn't come near the chain's ‘grease-tastic’ drumsticks.1996Sugar June 82/1, 44% of you smoke! And 27% of you have up to a choke-tastic 10 a day.2006Time Out N.Y. 27 July 84/3 DJs Timmy and Teflar roll out a gaytastic array of disco-drenched dance hits. -tastic /ˈtastɪk/ suffix. colloq. ORIGIN: from fan)tastic. Forming adjectives designating someone or something excellent or notable for the thing specified, as poptastic. -tastic Suffix slang Fantastic; used to form adjectives conveying praise or celebration. slang Fantastic; used sarcastically. Etymology Back-formation from fantastic. Synonyms -riffic, -tacular, -licious Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -tastic
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