Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)A mildly sarcastic thank you.

    I really wanted a bucket of water dropped on my head. Thanks a bunch.

  2. (US, idiomatic)An unsarcastic thank you.

    Thanks a bunch for that great Christmas card you got me!

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Thanks a bunch.

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  2. Yep, I understand. Thanks a bunch.

    ruДа, я понимаю. Большое спасибо. — Wadimiy

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
not sarcastic:thanksA1
Mildly sarcastic:thanks a million
cheersthank youthanks a lot

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
thankfulnessthanklessthanksA1thanksgivingthatA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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