mondon.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑndoʊ/

Inflections: Plural mondos, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mondō.

Etymology: < Japanese mondō, lit. ‘dialogue, catechesis’ (13th cent. in Buddhist use; 1603 as mondǒ in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, earlier as monda(f)u) < Middle Chinese.The elements of the Japanese compound are equivalent to mon question + -dō, combining form of -tō answer.

Zen Buddhism.

An instructional technique consisting of a rapid dialogue of questions and answers between master and pupil.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] > in Zen Buddhism

mondo1927

1927 D. T. Suzuki Ess. Zen Buddhism 1st Ser. vi. 256 The following ‘mondo’ or dialogue (literally questioning and answering) will give us a glimpse into the ways of Zen.

1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot x. 233 In its mondos and koans, Japanese ambiguity reaches its metaphysical peak.

1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Feb. 8/3 Perhaps the most significant part of its [sc. a book's] contribution consists in its argument..that the zen mondo are full of direct, coherent, systematic and intelligible communication.

1992 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 52 499 Trying to understand the distant, highly suggestive links between verses by Shinkei..is sometimes like trying to comprehend a paradoxical Zen mondō catechism.

2015 W. E. Deal & B. Ruppert Cultural Hist. Japanese Buddhism 123 Dōgen's advocacy of ‘just-sitting’ meditation did not..mean that he rejected the study of mondō or kōan interactions between masters and disciples.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mondon.²

Brit.

/ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑndoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mondo.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mondo (1763), former genus name < Japanese mondō (1712, now only in bakumondō: see note below) < mon gate + -dō, combining form of -tō winter, found in certain plant names of Chinese origin; both elements < Middle Chinese.Japanese bakumondō (c900; 1603 as bacumondo in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) is < baku wheat + mondō, and is equivalent to modern Chinese màiméndōng. The Japanese forms are first recorded in the following quotation:1712 E. Kæmpfer Amœnitatum Exoticarum v. 823 Mondo & Biakf Mondo, vulgò Rĭuno Fige, Sĭogei Fige, Jamásuje & Sogaiì. Gramen flore hexapetaloide spicato, Radice fibrosâ & tuberosâ.

In full mondo grass. Any of various plants constituting the Japanese and East Asian genus Ophiopogon, of the family Convallariaceae ( Liliaceae), characterized by grasslike leaves, small, bell-shaped flowers, and dark berries; esp. Ophiopogon japonicus, native to Japan and Korea and increasingly grown as a carpeting plant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > other plants

one-blade1578

one-leaf1578

spiderwort1597

star of Bethlehem1629

ague-grass1687

unifoil1688

redroot1709

bellwort1785

eucomisc1804

uvularia1836

paintroot1853

twisted stalk1856

Barbados onion1866

fly-poison1866

shepherd's joy1884

onion weed1909

mondo1956

1921 Amer. Midland Naturalist 8 41 Ophiopogon was established in 1807, as Mondo antedates Ophiopogon by 44 years.]

1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1431/1 Ophiopogon... Sometimes listed under Mondo.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 789/1 Ophiopogon... Mondo grass.

1987 Woman's Day (Austral.) 9 Mar. Evergreen clump plantings of mondo grass, liriope, clivea, agapanthus and dietes mingle well with rocks, pebbles and spring-flowering bulbs.

1991 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 5 Mar. 17/3 Masses of mondo grass..line the path around the back of the house leading to the rotunda.

2005 Daily Yomiuri 14 Dec. 17/3 Let's look at some more examples of [Nancy] Smith's fertile imagination:..planting mondo grass—a squirrel's treasure trove unearthed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mondon.³adj.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑndoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mondo.

Etymology: < Italian mondo world (13th cent.) < classical Latin mundus (see mundane adj. and n.).Use in English derives from the title of the 1961Italian documentary film Mondo Cane (‘Dog('s) world’ or ‘World of a dog’, the English title being A Dog's Life), which depicted a variety of eccentric and bizarre customs and forms of behaviour, and which inspired numerous (often similarly titled) imitations.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

A. n.³

1. With a postmodifying noun or (more frequently) Italian or pseudo-Italian adjective: an unexpected, bizarre, or anarchic view of the phenomenon concerned, usually with a suggestion of salaciousness or questionable taste; ‘the (strange or secret) world of ——’. See also mondo bizarro n. and adj.Originally in film titles.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] > verging on

risqué1867

scabrous1880

risky1881

décolleté1890

pink1898

mondo1966

1966 (title of film) Mondo topless.

1970 (title of film) Mondo trasho.

1989 G. Wolff Best Amer. Essays p. xxiv Who better than a city editor to recognize the limitless bazaar of the bizarre mondo weirdo every morning?

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Apr. 7/3 The most impressive piece in ‘Mondo Barbie’ is a chapter from Alice McDermott's second novel... In it, Barbie's truest, deepest character finally became clear to me.

2. A film which is reminiscent or imitative of Mondo Cane (see etymological note), esp. one with voyeuristic or pornographic elements. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > other types

romantic comedy1748

epic1785

pre-release1871

foreign film1899

frivol1903

dramedy1905

film loop1906

first run1910

detective film1911

colour film1912

news film1912

topical1912

cinemicrograph1913

scenic1913

sport1913

newsreel1914

serial1914

sex comedy1915

war picture1915

telefilm1919

comic1920

true crime1923

art house1925

quickie1926

turkey1927

two-reeler1928

smellie1929

disaster film1930

musical1930

feelie1931

sticky1934

action comedy1936

quota quickie1936

re-release1936

screwball comedy1937

telemovie1937

pickup1939

video film1939

actioner1940

space opera1941

telepic1944

biopic1947

kinescope1949

TV movie1949

pièce noire1951

pièce rose1951

deepie1953

misterioso1953

film noir1956

policier1956

psychodrama1956

free film1958

prequel1958

co-production1959

glossy1960

sexploiter1960

sci-fier1961

tie-in1962

chanchada1963

romcom1963

wuxia1963

chick flick1964

showreel1964

mockumentary1965

sword-and-sandal1965

schlockbuster1966

mondo1967

peplum1968

thriller1968

whydunit1968

schlocker1969

buddy-buddy movie1972

buddy-buddy film1974

buddy film1974

science-fictioner1974

screwball1974

buddy movie1975

slasher movie1975

swashbuckler1975

filmi1976

triptych1976

autobiopic1977

Britcom1977

kidflick1977

noir1977

bodice-ripper1979

chopsocky1981

date movie1983

kaiju eiga1984

screener1986

neo-noir1987

indie1990

bromance2001

hack-and-slash2002

mumblecore2005

dark fantasy2007

hack-and-slay2007

gorefest2012

kidult-

1967 Time 20 Oct. 101/3 Among some aficionados of the nudies [sc. films], the sub-categories are known as ‘roughies’ (breasts and violence), ‘ghoulies’ (breasts and monsters), ‘kinkies’ (breasts and whips) and, inspired by the 1963 documentary Mondo Cane, ‘mondos’ (breasts around the world.)

B. adj.¹

Designating a film reminiscent of Mondo Cane or belonging to the genre of films it inspired; having subject matter which is bizarre or in questionable taste.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > bizarre

remote1533

antic1579

outlandish1588

bizarrea1648

outré1722

freakish1805

weird1820

freaky1824

weirdish1863

ostrobogulous1951

ostrobogulatory1952

far-out1954

weirdo1962

flaky1972

zonky1972

gonzo1974

mondo bizarro1976

mondo1979

woo-woo1986

freakazoid1990

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types

costumed1851

foreign language1904

first run1910

Keystone1912

photodramatic1914

serial1915

coming of age1919

edge-of-your-seat1922

psychodramatic1927

omnibus1928

straight1936

low-budget1937

no-budget1937

screwball1937

Ealing1939

blockbusting1943

private eye1946

film noir1952

white telephone1952

portmanteau1953

uncut1953

anthology1955

three-D1955

Hammer1958

noir1958

co-production1959

kitchen sink1959

kidult1960

docudrama1961

cinéma vérité1963

maudit1963

filmi1965

indie1968

triple-X1969

XXX1969

drama-documentary1970

cheapie1973

gross-out1973

high concept1973

chopsocky1974

hard R1974

buddy movie1975

sci-fi1977

mondo1979

hack-and-slash1981

microbudget1981

hack-and-slay1982

slice-and-dice1982

fly on the wall1983

psychotronic1983

noirish1985

Mad Max1986

stoner1987

bonkbusting1993

straight to DVD1997

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Sept. 14/2 Mr. Mike has clearly been influenced by the mondo movies of the sixties, that survived by showing the seedier side of society.

1998 Guardian 5 June (Friday Review section) 10/3 This volume establishes the difference between..mondo films—‘shockumentaries’ featuring bizarre scenes that are shaped into travelogues—and death films in which real-life tragedies are caught on camera.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mondoadv.adj.²

Brit.

/ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑndoʊ/

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Spanish. Probably partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: Spanish mondo; English mondo.

Etymology: Probably partly < Spanish mondo pure, unadulterated (10th cent.; < classical Latin mundus clean, pure: see mundify v.) and partly < mondo (in mondo bizarro n.). Compare also earlier mucho adj. and adv.

A. adv.

As an intensifier: very, extremely, completely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very

tooc888

swith971

wellOE

fullOE

rightc1175

muchc1225

wellac1275

gainlya1375

endlyc1440

hard?1440

very1448

odda1500

great1535

jolly1549

fellc1600

veryvery1649

gooda1655

vastly1664

strange1667

bloody1676

ever so1686

heartily1727

real1771

precious1775

quarely1805

murry1818

très1819

freely1820

powerfula1822

gurt1824

almighty1830

heap1832

all-fired1833

gradely1850

real1856

bonny1857

heavens1858

veddy1859

canny1867

some1867

oh-so1881

storming1883

spanking1886

socking1896

hefty1898

velly1898

fair dinkum1904

plurry1907

Pygmalion1914

dinkum1915

beaucoup1918

dirty1920

molto1923

snorting1924

honking1929

hellishing1931

thumpingly1948

way1965

mega1966

mondo1968

seriously1970

totally1972

mucho1978

stonking1990

1968 J. Guare Cop-out 27 Who are you? You're Mondo Perfecto.

1982 M. Pond Valley Girls' Guide to Life 33 It's worth paying more for a good [hair]cut, 'cause if you get a bad one, it's mondo depressing.

1986 Stereo Rev. Apr. 53/2 He's so mondo cool, even though he's not British and doesn't have spiked hair!

1997 J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (new ed.) i. 8 The set-up with the rent..was mondo suspicious.

B. adj.²

Considerable, huge; ultimate, total.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

mickleeOE

wideOE

largec1300

greata1325

muchc1330

mightyc1390

millionc1390

dreicha1400

rudea1450

massive1581

massy1588

heavy1728

magnitudinous1777

powerful1800

almighty1824

tall1842

hefty1930

honking1943

mondo1968

1968 J. Guare Cop-out 27 And who, Mondo Studdo, do you think you're talking to.

1982 M. Pond Valley Girl's Guide to Life 49 Last weekend Mom let me go visit her and stay in the dorm and everything. It was Mondo party time.

1990 Chicago Tribune 31 Oct. v. 3/2 I mean, they're all part of mondo corporations and it just seems to me that these guys are living in pretty damn big glass houses.

1993 Canad. Living May 11 Mondo bell-bottoms..take '70s style to the limit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1927

n.²1956

n.³adj.¹1966

adv.adj.²1968

单词	mondo
释义	mondon.¹ Brit. /ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑndoʊ/ Inflections: Plural mondos, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mondō. Etymology: < Japanese mondō, lit. ‘dialogue, catechesis’ (13th cent. in Buddhist use; 1603 as mondǒ in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, earlier as monda(f)u) < Middle Chinese.The elements of the Japanese compound are equivalent to mon question + -dō, combining form of -tō answer. Zen Buddhism. An instructional technique consisting of a rapid dialogue of questions and answers between master and pupil. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] > in Zen Buddhism mondo1927 1927 D. T. Suzuki Ess. Zen Buddhism 1st Ser. vi. 256 The following ‘mondo’ or dialogue (literally questioning and answering) will give us a glimpse into the ways of Zen. 1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot x. 233 In its mondos and koans, Japanese ambiguity reaches its metaphysical peak. 1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Feb. 8/3 Perhaps the most significant part of its [sc. a book's] contribution consists in its argument..that the zen mondo are full of direct, coherent, systematic and intelligible communication. 1992 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 52 499 Trying to understand the distant, highly suggestive links between verses by Shinkei..is sometimes like trying to comprehend a paradoxical Zen mondō catechism. 2015 W. E. Deal & B. Ruppert Cultural Hist. Japanese Buddhism 123 Dōgen's advocacy of ‘just-sitting’ meditation did not..mean that he rejected the study of mondō or kōan interactions between masters and disciples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mondon.² Brit. /ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑndoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mondo. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mondo (1763), former genus name < Japanese mondō (1712, now only in bakumondō: see note below) < mon gate + -dō, combining form of -tō winter, found in certain plant names of Chinese origin; both elements < Middle Chinese.Japanese bakumondō (c900; 1603 as bacumondo in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) is < baku wheat + mondō, and is equivalent to modern Chinese màiméndōng. The Japanese forms are first recorded in the following quotation:1712 E. Kæmpfer Amœnitatum Exoticarum v. 823 Mondo & Biakf Mondo, vulgò Rĭuno Fige, Sĭogei Fige, Jamásuje & Sogaiì. Gramen flore hexapetaloide spicato, Radice fibrosâ & tuberosâ. In full mondo grass. Any of various plants constituting the Japanese and East Asian genus Ophiopogon, of the family Convallariaceae ( Liliaceae), characterized by grasslike leaves, small, bell-shaped flowers, and dark berries; esp. Ophiopogon japonicus, native to Japan and Korea and increasingly grown as a carpeting plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > other plants one-blade1578 one-leaf1578 spiderwort1597 star of Bethlehem1629 ague-grass1687 unifoil1688 redroot1709 bellwort1785 eucomisc1804 uvularia1836 paintroot1853 twisted stalk1856 Barbados onion1866 fly-poison1866 shepherd's joy1884 onion weed1909 mondo1956 1921 Amer. Midland Naturalist 8 41 Ophiopogon was established in 1807, as Mondo antedates Ophiopogon by 44 years.] 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1431/1 Ophiopogon... Sometimes listed under Mondo. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 789/1 Ophiopogon... Mondo grass. 1987 Woman's Day (Austral.) 9 Mar. Evergreen clump plantings of mondo grass, liriope, clivea, agapanthus and dietes mingle well with rocks, pebbles and spring-flowering bulbs. 1991 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 5 Mar. 17/3 Masses of mondo grass..line the path around the back of the house leading to the rotunda. 2005 Daily Yomiuri 14 Dec. 17/3 Let's look at some more examples of [Nancy] Smith's fertile imagination:..planting mondo grass—a squirrel's treasure trove unearthed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mondon.³adj.¹ Brit. /ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑndoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mondo. Etymology: < Italian mondo world (13th cent.) < classical Latin mundus (see mundane adj. and n.).Use in English derives from the title of the 1961Italian documentary film Mondo Cane (‘Dog('s) world’ or ‘World of a dog’, the English title being A Dog's Life), which depicted a variety of eccentric and bizarre customs and forms of behaviour, and which inspired numerous (often similarly titled) imitations. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). A. n.³ 1. With a postmodifying noun or (more frequently) Italian or pseudo-Italian adjective: an unexpected, bizarre, or anarchic view of the phenomenon concerned, usually with a suggestion of salaciousness or questionable taste; ‘the (strange or secret) world of ——’. See also mondo bizarro n. and adj.Originally in film titles. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] > verging on risqué1867 scabrous1880 risky1881 décolleté1890 pink1898 mondo1966 1966 (title of film) Mondo topless. 1970 (title of film) Mondo trasho. 1989 G. Wolff Best Amer. Essays p. xxiv Who better than a city editor to recognize the limitless bazaar of the bizarre mondo weirdo every morning? 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Apr. 7/3 The most impressive piece in ‘Mondo Barbie’ is a chapter from Alice McDermott's second novel... In it, Barbie's truest, deepest character finally became clear to me. 2. A film which is reminiscent or imitative of Mondo Cane (see etymological note), esp. one with voyeuristic or pornographic elements. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > other types romantic comedy1748 epic1785 pre-release1871 foreign film1899 frivol1903 dramedy1905 film loop1906 first run1910 detective film1911 colour film1912 news film1912 topical1912 cinemicrograph1913 scenic1913 sport1913 newsreel1914 serial1914 sex comedy1915 war picture1915 telefilm1919 comic1920 true crime1923 art house1925 quickie1926 turkey1927 two-reeler1928 smellie1929 disaster film1930 musical1930 feelie1931 sticky1934 action comedy1936 quota quickie1936 re-release1936 screwball comedy1937 telemovie1937 pickup1939 video film1939 actioner1940 space opera1941 telepic1944 biopic1947 kinescope1949 TV movie1949 pièce noire1951 pièce rose1951 deepie1953 misterioso1953 film noir1956 policier1956 psychodrama1956 free film1958 prequel1958 co-production1959 glossy1960 sexploiter1960 sci-fier1961 tie-in1962 chanchada1963 romcom1963 wuxia1963 chick flick1964 showreel1964 mockumentary1965 sword-and-sandal1965 schlockbuster1966 mondo1967 peplum1968 thriller1968 whydunit1968 schlocker1969 buddy-buddy movie1972 buddy-buddy film1974 buddy film1974 science-fictioner1974 screwball1974 buddy movie1975 slasher movie1975 swashbuckler1975 filmi1976 triptych1976 autobiopic1977 Britcom1977 kidflick1977 noir1977 bodice-ripper1979 chopsocky1981 date movie1983 kaiju eiga1984 screener1986 neo-noir1987 indie1990 bromance2001 hack-and-slash2002 mumblecore2005 dark fantasy2007 hack-and-slay2007 gorefest2012 kidult- 1967 Time 20 Oct. 101/3 Among some aficionados of the nudies [sc. films], the sub-categories are known as ‘roughies’ (breasts and violence), ‘ghoulies’ (breasts and monsters), ‘kinkies’ (breasts and whips) and, inspired by the 1963 documentary Mondo Cane, ‘mondos’ (breasts around the world.) B. adj.¹ Designating a film reminiscent of Mondo Cane or belonging to the genre of films it inspired; having subject matter which is bizarre or in questionable taste. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > bizarre remote1533 antic1579 outlandish1588 bizarrea1648 outré1722 freakish1805 weird1820 freaky1824 weirdish1863 ostrobogulous1951 ostrobogulatory1952 far-out1954 weirdo1962 flaky1972 zonky1972 gonzo1974 mondo bizarro1976 mondo1979 woo-woo1986 freakazoid1990 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types costumed1851 foreign language1904 first run1910 Keystone1912 photodramatic1914 serial1915 coming of age1919 edge-of-your-seat1922 psychodramatic1927 omnibus1928 straight1936 low-budget1937 no-budget1937 screwball1937 Ealing1939 blockbusting1943 private eye1946 film noir1952 white telephone1952 portmanteau1953 uncut1953 anthology1955 three-D1955 Hammer1958 noir1958 co-production1959 kitchen sink1959 kidult1960 docudrama1961 cinéma vérité1963 maudit1963 filmi1965 indie1968 triple-X1969 XXX1969 drama-documentary1970 cheapie1973 gross-out1973 high concept1973 chopsocky1974 hard R1974 buddy movie1975 sci-fi1977 mondo1979 hack-and-slash1981 microbudget1981 hack-and-slay1982 slice-and-dice1982 fly on the wall1983 psychotronic1983 noirish1985 Mad Max1986 stoner1987 bonkbusting1993 straight to DVD1997 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Sept. 14/2 Mr. Mike has clearly been influenced by the mondo movies of the sixties, that survived by showing the seedier side of society. 1998 Guardian 5 June (Friday Review section) 10/3 This volume establishes the difference between..mondo films—‘shockumentaries’ featuring bizarre scenes that are shaped into travelogues—and death films in which real-life tragedies are caught on camera. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mondoadv.adj.² Brit. /ˈmɒndəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑndoʊ/ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Spanish. Probably partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: Spanish mondo; English mondo. Etymology: Probably partly < Spanish mondo pure, unadulterated (10th cent.; < classical Latin mundus clean, pure: see mundify v.) and partly < mondo (in mondo bizarro n.). Compare also earlier mucho adj. and adv. A. adv. As an intensifier: very, extremely, completely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very tooc888 swith971 wellOE wellOE fullOE rightc1175 muchc1225 wellac1275 gainlya1375 endlyc1440 hard?1440 very1448 odda1500 great1535 jolly1549 fellc1600 veryvery1649 gooda1655 vastly1664 strange1667 bloody1676 ever so1686 heartily1727 real1771 precious1775 quarely1805 murry1818 très1819 freely1820 powerfula1822 gurt1824 almighty1830 heap1832 all-fired1833 gradely1850 real1856 bonny1857 heavens1858 veddy1859 canny1867 some1867 oh-so1881 storming1883 spanking1886 socking1896 hefty1898 velly1898 fair dinkum1904 plurry1907 Pygmalion1914 dinkum1915 beaucoup1918 dirty1920 molto1923 snorting1924 honking1929 hellishing1931 thumpingly1948 way1965 mega1966 mondo1968 seriously1970 totally1972 mucho1978 stonking1990 1968 J. Guare Cop-out 27 Who are you? You're Mondo Perfecto. 1982 M. Pond Valley Girls' Guide to Life 33 It's worth paying more for a good [hair]cut, 'cause if you get a bad one, it's mondo depressing. 1986 Stereo Rev. Apr. 53/2 He's so mondo cool, even though he's not British and doesn't have spiked hair! 1997 J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (new ed.) i. 8 The set-up with the rent..was mondo suspicious. B. adj.² Considerable, huge; ultimate, total. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] mickleeOE wideOE largec1300 greata1325 muchc1330 mightyc1390 millionc1390 dreicha1400 rudea1450 massive1581 massy1588 heavy1728 magnitudinous1777 powerful1800 almighty1824 tall1842 hefty1930 honking1943 mondo1968 1968 J. Guare Cop-out 27 And who, Mondo Studdo, do you think you're talking to. 1982 M. Pond Valley Girl's Guide to Life 49 Last weekend Mom let me go visit her and stay in the dorm and everything. It was Mondo party time. 1990 Chicago Tribune 31 Oct. v. 3/2 I mean, they're all part of mondo corporations and it just seems to me that these guys are living in pretty damn big glass houses. 1993 Canad. Living May 11 Mondo bell-bottoms..take '70s style to the limit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1927n.²1956n.³adj.¹1966adv.adj.²1968
随便看	blowing up blowing viper blowing-cone blowing-cylinder blowing-engine blowing-furnace blowing-house blowing-in blowing-iron bongo drum bongo flava bongo movie bongo music bongoes bongoist bongoists bongos bongrace bongraces bongre bongre maugre bongs bonham bonhams partridge bonheur du jour

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mondon.¹

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mondon.³adj.¹

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