slang
: very large or great in amount or number
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026 In southern states, mondo grass is considered an invasive plant and should be planted with caution. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025 At 12 inches square, these emotive Delft-like tiles from artist Ruan Hoffmann for Clé have an especially mondo effect: Scatter a couple on tables as oversize coasters, or perch one atop a cushion as a makeshift tabletop for a cuppa on the couch. —wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023 Being the biggest fish may actually work against the Mexico City native's self-refracting fever dream, along with its mondo runtime (now trimmed, after a divisive festival debut, by 22 minutes) and decidedly mixed reviews. —Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022 Has adding a 17th game to the season been a mondo bust or what? —Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022 Think the pre-recession era of mondo diamond rings, super-sized fur coats, and monogramed tote bags that would put your dingy Outdoor Voices tote to shame. —Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2019
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Adjective
This particular variety of mondo grass does not make a dense ground cover as clumps are complete unto themselvess. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026 In southern states, mondo grass is considered an invasive plant and should be planted with caution. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025 At 12 inches square, these emotive Delft-like tiles from artist Ruan Hoffmann for Clé have an especially mondo effect: Scatter a couple on tables as oversize coasters, or perch one atop a cushion as a makeshift tabletop for a cuppa on the couch. —wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023 Being the biggest fish may actually work against the Mexico City native's self-refracting fever dream, along with its mondo runtime (now trimmed, after a divisive festival debut, by 22 minutes) and decidedly mixed reviews. —Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022 Has adding a 17th game to the season been a mondo bust or what? —Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022 Think the pre-recession era of mondo diamond rings, super-sized fur coats, and monogramed tote bags that would put your dingy Outdoor Voices tote to shame. —Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2019
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“Mondo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/mondo. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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