mon·do  (m ŏn d ō′) Slang
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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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