correctamundo

English

Etymology

From correct +‎ -amundo as an intensifier; compare Spanish correctamente. Popularized by the character Fonzie on the sitcom Happy Days.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

correctamundo

  1. (slang) correct
    • 1977 September 13, Fred Fox, Jr., “Hollywood: Part 2”, in Jerry Paris, director, Happy Days, season 5, episode 2, spoken by Fonzie (Henry Winkler):
      Correctamundo. I'll observe her.
    • 1993, William Bernhardt, The Code of Buddyhood, Ballantine, →ISBN, →OL, page 119:
      "I'm assuming today is still Saturday." "Correctamundo."
    • 1998, Michael Jan Friedman, Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer‎[1], →ISBN, →OL, page 182:
      "Correctamundo," Ben confirmed.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:correctamundo.

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