divoon
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]divoon (comparative more divoon, superlative most divoon)
- (US, slang, dated) divine; wonderful
- 1957, George Axelrod, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?: A New Comedy in Three Acts, Samuel French, Inc., →ISBN, page 69:
- Isn't that divoon! MIKE. Divoon. Divoon. GEORGE. Kid — I can't let you do this ! RITA. Oh, Georgie, you will let me go with you, won't you, doll baby? I can't live without you, you know that. And I just can wait to meet Aunt Jessie.
- 1978, Grease (DVD subtitles), Paramount Pictures, 0:22:40
- Oh, no. Your split was divoon.
- 1987, John Bishop, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Dramatists Play Service, Inc., →ISBN, page 17:
- It's divoon, simply divoon. And I have a budget all worked out. Even down to the opening night party. We'll hold it at Sardi's, naturally, and if we charge the actors just a teensy cover charge, we'll break even.
- 2012, Dale Bridges, Dreams Some Assembly Required ... the Beginning, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 129:
- You look divoon, just divoon, Honey. There's a new one over there. She's assisting Miss Berk.” Dixie glanced at his wristwatch and squeaked “Oh, my God! Half hour to curtain. Oh, I just love show business. I'll return. Ta ta. Gotta pee.”