adj
mondo
adj
1
Informal: very large, extreme, or impressive.
"They threw a mondo party for her birthday."
adv
1
Informal: extremely, very.
"That movie was mondo weird."
How to Use Mondo
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When to use it
Very informal slang, mostly used in casual speech.
Word Forms
more mondo comparative, mondos plural, most mondo superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese mondō, originally referring to a question-and-answer exchange in Zen Buddhism, though the English slang sense developed its own casual meaning of "huge" or "extreme."