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full on, adv. and a.
Brit. |ˌfʊl ˈɒn|, U.S. |ˈfʊl ˈˌɑn|
[‹ full adv. + on adv.]
A. adv.
1. Of a heat or light source, a mechanical device, etc.: running at maximum power; providing maximum capacity.
1873J. D. Everett tr. A. Privat-Deschanel Elem. Treat. Nat. Philos. lv. 840 As the wind is gradually turned full on..a series of notes will be heard. 1892Chambers's Jrnl. 4 June 367/1 We turned our lanterns full on. a1911D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. vi. 140 The steam heat was full on; the sitting-room, the whole suite, was intensely warm. 1926Army & Navy Stores Catal. 344/3 Electric radiators... Two bars..consumes 2 units per hour when full-on. 1958I. Fleming Dr No xx. 251 She had turned the water full on and taken soap and washed him down as if he had been a horse. 1991J. Caplan Memories of Gorbals (BNC) 64 It was late when I reached home, almost midnight. To my surprise the house lights were full on, and I heard the sounds of the violin coming from our big room.
2. From directly in front; directly, head-on; with maximum impact. (lit. and fig.) Cf. full adv. 3a.
1929J. H. Jeans Universe around Us i. 64 The system of globular clusters as they would appear to an observer out in space who viewed the galactic plane ‘full-on’. 1939H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 219, I think I was picking my teeth absent-mindedly when this wave of loneliness hit me full on, like a tornado. 1977P. O'Brian Mauritius Command vi. 170 They roared again when he hit a limber full on, so that one wheel sprang high into the air, turning like a penny tossed for heads or tails. 1991D. Whitfield State of Prisons (BNC) 195 Howard had to deal with criticism, too. The usual views were advanced... He met these full on. 1992M. Cole Dangerous Lady (BNC) 47 He raised his arm as if to protect himself as the car hit him full on.
3. colloq. Without reservation or restraint; completely, thoroughly; umambiguously or uninhibitedly.
1979T. Alibrandi Killshot xiv. 170 You're full-on wacko. 1984Newsweek (Nexis) 1 Oct. 82 The thrill of climbing, which Camp Four resident ‘The Fish’..jubilantly describes as ‘full-on-sick’. 1987K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 15 What if, what you see as compellingly eccentric, he sees as full-on certifiable? 1996Private Eye 28 June 9/1 Teased by intelligent lighting, the missionee could mingle upstairs full on and downstairs be smoothly chilled. 1998Gay Times Aug. 74/1 It's my fault, really, because if I do something, I do it full-on.
B. adj. colloq. Usu. in form full-on. Unrestrained or unqualified in action, nature, or impact; thoroughgoing, out-and-out, total, archetypal; uninhibited, no-holds-barred.
1893J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 84/2 Full on for it or full on for one, ready and willing au possible. 1937E. Partridge Dict. Slang 306/2 Full on, more than ready; eager... Full on for it or for one, ready and extremely willing: gen. of an indelicate connotation. 1970T. Southern Blue Movie iii. vi. 174 Why don't we do some full-on S.M.? 1983Hot Rod (Nexis) Feb. 63 A full-on nitrous system that is piped into the intake manifold. 1990Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 25 Mar. 33/3 The nearest glimpse Brisbane gets of real food passion is on Saturday mornings at the Eumundi markets, in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast. Full-on enthusiasm and perfect passion really happen there. 1996Daily Mirror 12 June (Woman Suppl.) 2/2, I thought as a chat-up line it was a bit too full-on. 2000Ralph 7 July 43/2 If it wasn't someone I knew but they were on the rebound, then I'd go with the flow, but I wouldn't be jumping for full-on commitment. |