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What does "epic" mean in this sentence? ‘Look, I'm making an effort to snap out of the epic sulk brought on by all this.’ The sentence is from here: https://www.lexico.com/definition/snap_out_of Thanks.

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In this context it means big, grand, of extraordinary proportions.
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Hey O ~ The word "epic" is used now as a sort of a 'high water mark," for anything in a series. So, we all sulk, (get blue, depressed, negative), but this sulk is the biggest, the best/worst, the most massive sulk on record for this particular person in his/her life, to date / so far. That's what makes it epic. There may be a more epic sulk in is/her future, but this is the "high water mark" sulk to date.
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Epic usually refers to something very large, spectacular, or lengthy. These days the word epic is often used colloquially in a more low-key way. In this context the speaker is referring to the situation as an epic sulk, more or less meaning a great amount of complaining.

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