2006-09-29 23:07:59 · 10 answers · asked by Kelly 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Jonah, he was the first to have a whale of a time
2006-09-29 23:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whale Of A Time
2016-10-01 07:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colloquially, whale can be used as a word meaning something very fine or big, so you have a whale of a time, meaning a fine or good time. You can say a whale of a job, then it means a considerable task.
2006-09-29 23:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by aliantha2004 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As others have pointed out, it has to do with the massive size of a whale. It also sounds better than "having an elephant of a time"...though on second thought, Oprah's thighs are of "mammoth proportion".
2016-03-17 03:41:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer is a posh granny was riding a whale one day, and it started to get really annoyed and swam faster . . . then the posh old granny said 'what a whale of a time'.
Probably not true, but a good thing to say if someone asks you. Weird question.
2006-09-29 23:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by noodle freak with attitude 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a large time a big time or just a great time. whalers first used this phrase when they harpooned a whale.so they were having a whale of a time
2006-09-30 00:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nantucket, Mass.
2006-09-29 23:10:44 · answer #7 · answered by mama T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always though it was a polite way of saying 'Hell of a time' used so the kids didn't hear 'vulgar' words.
2006-09-29 23:19:36 · answer #8 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whale of a time
A very enjoyable experience, as in We had a whale of a time in Puerto Rico. This idiom alludes to the largest mammal to describe something very large and impressive. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
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2006-09-29 23:31:26 · answer #9 · answered by eddie g 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
last time the mammal king had a party
2006-09-29 23:24:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋