Citations:mondo

Adjective: "(US, slang) big, large; major; significant"

 * 1997, K. C. Constantine, Family Values, G. K. Hall & Co. (1997), ISBN 9780783882321, page 80:
 * I mean, me bein' here has caused us some mondo problems, so I shoulda figured out that not bein' here anymore would cause some more problems — "
 * 1998, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Golden Garland, Cengage Gale (1998), ISBN 9780783884196, page 69:
 * "That was mondo money over ten years ago."
 * 2003, Jack Isenhour, Same Knight, Different Channel: Basketball Legend Bob Knight at West Point and Today, Potomac Books (2003), ISBN 9781574885569, page 289:
 * What it will really lead to is mondo exposure for a fast-food hot-dog vendor named Wienerschnitzel.
 * 2006, Melissa Jacobs, Love, Life and Linguine, HarperCollins (2009), ISBN 9780061987595, unnumbered page:
 * Which is why I feel comfortable saying that, if you really love me, you'll come into Il Ristorante and spend mondo money.”
 * 2010, Dakota Cassidy, You Dropped a Blonde on Me, Berkley Sensation (2010), ISBN 9781101441893, unnumbered page:
 * Younger gorgeous woman marries older, rich man, lives her life solely for him while reaping the bennies of mondo moolah only to end up dumped by older rich man for newer, younger model.
 * 2012, Jodi Blase, Damaged Goods, iUniverse (2012), ISBN 9781475952070, page 119:
 * After taking a lick of an orange pop, he said, “Are you sure this isn't just a replacement kid, Karen? I mean he's got mondo problems. His paperwork is peppered with violence, drugs, and alcohol. I have to ask, why this particular kid?”
 * 2012, Lucienne Diver, Crazy in the Blood, Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (2012), ISBN 9781609289324, page 79:
 * “You're kidding—you can eat again after that mondo burger you had for lunch?”

Adverb: "(US, slang) very; extremely; really"

 * 1989, Daniel Stashower, Elephants in the Distance, Thorndike Press (1989), ISBN 9780896218970, page 179:
 * "You bet. I know he seems a little, like, distracted, but it's because this is his first prime-time special and he's mondo nervous.
 * 1992, Cherie Bennett, Sunset Paradise, Berkley (1992), ISBN 9780425137703, page 1:
 * "This rain is mondo depressing," Sam sighed as she stared out the sliding glass doors that led to the Hewitts' deck.
 * 1993, Peter Nelson, Death Threat, HarperPaperbacks (1993), ISBN 9780061061042, page 7:
 * "This whole thing is mondo creepo."
 * 1996, Tom Deitz, Dreamseeker's Road, Avon Books (1996), ISBN 9780380774845, page 25:
 * I think there used to be one called Norwald, which was destroyed by iron, which is mondo dangerous stuff there 'cause it's supposedly never cooled since . . . the Big Bang, I guess.
 * 1998, Mel Odom, Sabrina Goes to Rome, Pocket Books (1998), ISBN 9780671027728, page 7:
 * Any excuse to go to Rome would have been cool, she thought, but to have this locket with its secret is mondo cool!
 * 2001, Margie Lapanja, Food Men Love: All-Time Favorite Recipes from Caesar Salad and Grilled Rib-Eye to Cinnamon Buns and Apple Pie, Conari Press (2001), ISBN 1573245127, page 196:
 * This recipe, from someone who really knows her tiramisu, is mondo rich, utterly divine, and simple.
 * 2002, Jeffrey Deaver, Mistress of Justice, Bantam Books (2002), ISBN 9780307793591, page 93:
 * “Hey, this place is mondo cool. Bowie hangs out there. It's so packed you can hardly get in. And they play industrial out of one set of speakers and the Sex Pistols out of the other. I mean in the same room! Like, at a thousand decibels."
 * 2004, Lynda Sandoval, Who Is Your Daddy, Simon Pulse (2004), ISBN 9780689864407, page 61:
 * Strike Three — Dylan is mondo POPULAR; in other words, wayyyyyyyyyy out of my league.
 * 2004, Hadley Stern, iPod and iTunes Hacks, O'Reilly (2004), ISBN 9780596523404, pages 114-115:
 * Granted, the speakers aren't high quality, but the ability to carry your iTunes music around anywhere in range of your wireless network is mondo cool.
 * 2006, Dean Koontz, Brother Odd, Bantam Books (2012), ISBN 9780345533029, page 287:
 * My biggest problem is how to explain it to the brothers, because it is mondo weird."
 * 2009, Christopher Neilan, Abattoir Jack, Punked Books (2009), ISBN 9780953317233, page 68:
 * They hover and watch, and you can tell Paco thinks this is mondo weird.
 * 2012, Nicole Hunn, Gluten-Free on a Shoestring, Quick and Easy: 100 Recipes for the Food You Love--Fast!, Da Capo Press (2012), ISBN 9780738216096, page 7:
 * Barney Butter is mondo expensive, though, and never really seems to go on sale.
 * 2013, Peter Genovese, Pizza City: The Ultimate Guide to New York's Favorite Food, Rutger's University Press (2013), ISBN 9780813558684, page 154:
 * The plain is a mondo-cheesy slice, agreeably oily, and a relative bargain at $3.75.