perfectamundo en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From perfect + -amundo as an intensifier; compare Spanish perfectamente. Popularized by the character Fonzie on the sitcom Happy Days.
Meanings
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(perfect, slang) perfect
That space would be perfectamundo.
2009 October 13, Shirley Jump, A Princess for Christmas, Toronto, New York: Harlequin Romance, →ISBN, →OL, page 11:He's Mister Perfectamundo. Everything I've ever wanted and a whole lot more.
2011 November 8, Portia Da Costa, “Naughty Thoughts”, in Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor, Women in Lust: Erotic Stories, Berkeley: Cleis Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 7:You remind me too much of myself when I was your age. On the other hand, look at me. I turned out perfectamundo.
1977 October 4, Walter Kempley, “My Cousin the Cheat”, in Jerry Paris, director, Happy Days, season 5, episode 5, spoken by Fonzie (Henry Winkler):Fake blood, fake fight, fake bullets, it was perfect. It was perfectamundo... perfect.
1992 February, Days of Our Lives, episode 382, spoken by Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most perfectamundo | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more perfectamundo | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |