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thanks a bunch

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!

Giles: "Somehow, I think he's crossed over from the nightmare world he's trapped in."

Xander: "And he brought the nightmare world with him. Thanks a bunch, Billy!" – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Thanks a Bunch, Charlie Darwin". Post-Gazette – , 2005.

• (not sarcastic): thanks, cheers, thank you; see also Thesaurus:thank you
• (Mildly sarcastic): thanks a million, thanks a lot; see also Thesaurus:thank you