-amundo

English

Etymology

Possibly from a confusion of Spanish -mente (adverbial suffix) with mundo (“world”). Popularized by the character Fonzie on the sitcom Happy Days.

Suffix

-amundo

1. (slang) An intensifier.
   • 1983 November 1, “Welcome Home: Part 2”, in Happy Days, season 11, episode 5, spoken by Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard):

     The days when The Fonz can come riding in and solve all my problems with a few choice words are long gone! So why don't you leave-amundo?

   • 2001 April 1, David Lazaroff, Correctamundo!: Prickly Pete's Guide to Desert Facts & Cactifracts, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Press, →ISBN, →OL:

     How scared should you be? YIKESAMUNDO

See also

English terms suffixed with -amundo

Anagrams

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