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faustdick (adj)
   as thick as a man’s fist; huge, whopping

Euphorie an den Börsen. Eine faustdicke Überraschung zeichnet sich schon ab: Die Zahlen übertreffen die Erwartungen so deutlich wie seit Jahren nicht mehr.
Euphoria at the stock exchanges. A huge surprise is already becoming evident: The numbers are clearly exceeding expectations in a way not seen in years.
Er hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren.
He’s a sly (old) dog. - He’s a crafty/sly one.

Related:
eine faustdicke Lüge (idiom) a barefaced lie, a whopper (of a lie)

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