OriginFrom Japanese 問答 (mondō).
- A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- US, slangBig, large; major, significant.
“[…] I mean, me bein' here has caused us some mondo problems, so I shoulda figured out that not bein' here anymore would cause some more problems — "”
“Younger gorgeous woman marries older, rich man, lives her life solely for him while reaping the bennies of mondo moolah only to end up dumped by older rich man for newer, younger model.”
““You're kidding—you can eat again after that mondo burger you had for lunch?””
- US, not-comparable, slangVery, extremely, really.
“"This rain is mondo depressing," Sam sighed as she stared out the sliding glass doors that led to the Hewitts' deck.”
“This recipe, from someone who really knows her tiramisu, is mondo rich, utterly divine, and simple.”
““Hey, this place is mondo cool. Bowie hangs out there. It's so packed you can hardly get in. And they play industrial out of one set of speakers and the Sex Pistols out of the other. I mean in the sam”
Formsmondos(plural) · more mondo(comparative) · most mondo(superlative)