mondo
/ˈmɒndəʊ
/adverb & adjective informal, chiefly US
Used in reference to something very striking or remarkable of its kind (often in conjunction with a pseudo-Italian noun or adjective): [as adverb]: I think it’s going to be mondo weirdo this year, Andy...
- Even though I'm not going for tacky, the 99-cent stores are coming in handy, because the red ball ornaments there are mondo cheapo.
- They believe he will have a serious re-election fight on his hands next year and needs mondo cash to wage it.
- Some girls feel fine with it, but many feel shaken up by this mondo change in their bodies.
Origin
From Italian Mondo Cane, literally 'dog's world', the title of a film (1961) depicting bizarre behaviour.
- you know something (or what)?
- you-know-who (or you-know-what)
- you'll
- you may (or might) as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
- you must be (or have to be) joking
- you must be (or have to be) kidding
- you name it
- you never know
- young
- young adult
- young adult offender
- Young America
- Young, Andrew
- young at heart
- youngberry
- young blood
- young-born
- Young, Brigham
- Young, Cy
- Young dewberry
- young-earth
- young-earth creationism
- young-earth creationist
- young-earther
- young England