mondo
/ˈmɒndəʊ
/adverb & adjective informal, chiefly US
Used in reference to something very striking or remarkable of its kind (often in conjunction with a pseudo-Italian noun or adjective): [as adverb]: I think it’s going to be mondo weirdo this year, Andy...
- Even though I'm not going for tacky, the 99-cent stores are coming in handy, because the red ball ornaments there are mondo cheapo.
- They believe he will have a serious re-election fight on his hands next year and needs mondo cash to wage it.
- Some girls feel fine with it, but many feel shaken up by this mondo change in their bodies.
Origin
From Italian Mondo Cane, literally 'dog's world', the title of a film (1961) depicting bizarre behaviour.
- make one's point
- make one's presence felt
- make one's way
- make or break
- make (or kick up) a row
- make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist
- make (or open) a book
- make (or pull) a face (or faces)
- make (or put in) an appearance
- make out
- makeover
- make play with
- maker
- make ready
- maker's mark
- makerspace
- maker-up
- maker-upper
- make sail
- make sense
- make sense of
- make sheep's eyes at someone
- make shift
- makeshift
- make short work of