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full-on

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English

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Etymology

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From full- (fully, completely) +‎ on.

Adjective

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full-on

  1. All-out; out and out; complete; utter.
    • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:
      This was a full-on jungle, full of all kinds of creepy things - snakes, spiders. They expected Tarzan to come swinging by on a vine.
    • 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
      It only takes a little tweaking for the Simpsons’ home to become a full-on freak show, with Homer as its perpetually apoplectic main attraction.
  2. Extreme; to the maximum degree.

Adverb

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full-on

  1. Totally; with full commitment.