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(mŏn'dō') 
Slang.
adj.
Enormous; huge: a mondo list of pizza toppings.
adv.
Extremely; very: a mondo big mistake.
Slang.adj.
Enormous; huge: a mondo list of pizza toppings.
adv.
Extremely; very: a mondo big mistake.
[From mondo (bizarro), very bizarre, from Italian Mondo (Cane), (A Dog's) World, name of movie with bizarre scenes that was a cult favorite in the 1960s.]
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(Japanese). ‘Question and answer’, a term used in Japanese zen practice to refer to a discussion or interview between master and student in which a religious theme is addressed obliquely rather than in the form of a debate or lecture. Normally the student raises a problem in connection with doctrine or practice and the master attempts to provide an answer without recourse to theoretical or analytical explanations. The records of these exchanges are often preserved as kōans for use by subsequent students.
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mod. totally; very much. (California.) This place is like, so, like, mondo beige.
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adjective
adjective
1: As an intensifier: considerable, ultimate, huge. Also asadverb , very, extremely. (1968 —) .
People The freshly painted mural on the side of the Hollywood Plaza apartment building marks the apogee of mondo ego publicity (1987).
2: As a term of approbation: excellent, admirable, 'cool'. (1986 —) .
[From Italian mondonoun , world.]
adjective
1: As an intensifier: considerable, ultimate, huge. Also as
People The freshly painted mural on the side of the Hollywood Plaza apartment building marks the apogee of mondo ego publicity (1987).
2: As a term of approbation: excellent, admirable, 'cool'. (1986 —) .
[From Italian mondo
| momser, momo, momma | |
| mong, monged, moniker |
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