Origin* (surname): From Japanese 近藤 (Kondō).
* (verb): After Marie Kondo (近藤 麻理恵), Japanese organizing consultant and author.
- transitiveTo tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).
“Waiting for kettle to boil … So I Kondoed my recipe books”
“The Psychological Benefits Of 'Kondoing' Your House”
“'Kondoed fridge before shopping delivery' and 'It seems mundane but I’ve Kondo’d some deodorant that I didn’t like the smell of.'”
FormsKondos(present, singular, third-person) · Kondoing(participle, present) · Kondo-ing(participle, present) · Kondoed(participle, past) · Kondoed(past) · Kondo'd(participle, past) · Kondo'd(past) · Kondo-ed(participle, past) · Kondo-ed(past) · Marie Kondo(alternative) · Marie-Kondo(alternative) · Kondos(plural)