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mondo

mondo

2 8.4
Very large and impressive to make something seem extreme
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɒndoʊ/
  • Archaic
: enorme
  • She wore a mondo hat that turned heads everywhere she went.
  • look mondo

Examples

  • I mean, I got Mondo nachos, Afari ball.

  • But if you have mondo rubles and you buy yourself a splave PC, what's it called?

  • So are we some mondo black hole?

  • What do you think about mondo burrito?

  • It would have been mondo tough.

    Witchboard (1986)

  • I am telling you, Armand Duplantis from Sweden is going to take it all Go Mondo you know what I'm talking about?

  • The party last night was mondo fun with all the games and music.

  • The new roller coaster is mondo thrilling, with twists and turns that leave you breathless.

Synonyms

cosmically
vsmondo
  • Informal
1 6.4

To a very great degree used to show strong feeling

is more about size and plain impressiveness rather than vastness imagery
mega
vsmondo
  • Informal
4.7

Put before an adjective or adverb to mean very

is an informal intensifier stressing very large size or strong impressiveness

Antonyms

tiny
∞ 1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

insignificant
104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

How Big

mondo
  • Archaic
2 8.4
massive
236 3.1
huge
∞ 1.0
big
∞ 1.0
medium
162 1.3
small
∞ 1.0
tiny
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mondo positive

Etymology

Mondo comes from the Italian mondo, which means 'world', so a helpful way to remember it is to think 'world-sized'. That's why mondo as an adjective or adverb means very large, extreme, or hugely impressive.