totus porcus en · ADV
Etymology
Pseudo-Latinism, a reduplication derived from Latin tōtus (“whole”) + porcus (“hog”); translated as whole hog.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang) Completely; unreservedly.
I swallowed the official version totus porcus.
As a founding principle of our trip, Margaret and I decided that if we were going to go, we would go whole hog, totus porcus, super deluxe all the way
1996 February 25, Michael Korda, “The Nile in High Style”, in New York Times, Travel section:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most totus porcus | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more totus porcus | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |