# mondo

/ˈmɑndoʊ/ (US) · CEFR C2 · Adverb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/mondo
Updated: 2026-05-26

## Definition

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

For teachers: 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.

## Examples

- That was a mondo burger.
- The surfer caught a mondo wave that impressed everyone on the beach that afternoon.

## Usage notes

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

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