Definitions

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  • adjective Enormous; huge.
  • adverb Extremely; very.

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  • noun Zen Buddhism A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.

Etymologies

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[From mondo (bizarro), very bizarre, from Italian Mondo (Cane), (A Dog's) World, name of movie with bizarre scenes that was a cult favorite in the 1960s.]

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Examples

  • Of course, the word mondo is Italian for world, but how far does that get you?

    Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Mondo funky 2003

  • It is during the question and answer period ( 'mondo') that learning is considered to take place (the saying is, "sosan is for teaching, mondo for learning") and since the writer and reader are 'once removed', the medium of print is but a poor substitute for face to face teaching, and no real substitute for learning, particularly since it does not provide the opportunity for questions and answers.

    Combat in the North Gallery Fox, Celina 2008

  • The latter detail, of course, accounts for the "mondo" portion of my meatloaf title!

    mondo gumbo meatloaf Pat 2006

  • Forbidden Parisis a comparatively normal "mondo" movie that sticks closely to the model laid out by Jacopetti and Prosperi in Mondo Cane.

    Twitch 2010

  • As such he can touch on everything from Aldermaston marches to the 'mondo' genre, from sitcom appearances to the inadvertent innovations some of these films were pretty much forced to make owing to budget limitations.

    DVD Times 2010

  • 'In questo' ( 'mondo') 'ti sgonfieró a ogni modo.'

    Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini 1535

  • This concept seems to be unique to Taoism and Buddhism, and it is usually only advanced students who enter 'mondo' (question and answer, or discussion) on topics such as these, and such matters are not frequently discussed during normal sesshin.

    The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Science 2009

  • This concept seems to be unique to Taoism and Buddhism, and it is usually only advanced students who enter 'mondo' (question and answer, or discussion) on topics such as these, and such matters are not frequently discussed during normal sesshin.

    The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Science 2009

  • This concept seems to be unique to Taoism and Buddhism, and it is usually only advanced students who enter 'mondo' (question and answer, or discussion) on topics such as these, and such matters are not frequently discussed during normal sesshin.

    The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Science 2009

  • This concept seems to be unique to Taoism and Buddhism, and it is usually only advanced students who enter 'mondo' (question and answer, or discussion) on topics such as these, and such matters are not frequently discussed during normal sesshin.

    The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Philosophers - Plato 2009

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