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¹mondo

adverb mon·do \ˈmän-(ˌ)dō\

Definition of MONDO

slang

from reanalysis of mondo in title of the American film Mondo Bizarro (1966), after the Italian film Mondo cane (1962)

First Known Use: 1968

adjective

slang

: very large or great in amount or number

1968

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