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mondo

adv. countable degree
C2 Proficiency US //ˈmɑndoʊ// mon·do

adv. extremely or very. You use this word before an adjective to show that something is a very large or intense version of that thing.

adv. Used as an intensifier meaning extremely or remarkably. Often precedes adjectives to indicate a high degree of a quality; informal in tone and frequently associated with mid-to-late 20th-century slang.


SIMPLE

That was a mondo burger.

CONTEXTUAL

The surfer caught a mondo wave that impressed everyone on the beach that afternoon.

Usage

Functions as an intensifier; typically placed immediately before the adjective it modifies.

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