fandabidozi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Corruption of English fantastic (great, smashing, super) by Wee Jimmy Krankie of Scottish comedy duo The Krankies.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfæn.dæb.iːˌdəʊ.zi/

Adjective[edit]

fandabidozi (comparative more fandabidozi, superlative most fandabidozi)

  1. (Britain, informal) Very good.
    Those potatoes are fandabidozi - can I get the recipe?
    • 1996 July 1, "Carolyn", “Re: SHOARMA”, in uk.food+drink.misc, Usenet[1], retrieved 2008-04-07:
      It might be indonesian - being half-dutch we used to have a lot of indonesian food at home - nasi foreng and the like. Which by the way is fandabidozi.
    • 2003 April 25, "bod", “donie darko...fuck the american dream up the arse!!!!”, in alt.horror, Usenet[2], retrieved 2008-04-07:
      just watched it...fucking fandabidozi... honestly good shit!!!
    • 2003 May 8, "IT Dealers Ltd", “Re: WTS:-2,000 8mb Simms”, in uk.adverts.computer, Usenet[3], retrieved 2008-04-07:
      Wow, wouldn't it be fandabidozi if we could get that for it now?
    • 2005 June 24, "Ellie", “Re: Scott got another email - in my inbox.”, in uk.education.staffroom, Usenet[4], retrieved 2008-04-07:
      (reply to a query about what use a roamer has in the real world) Fandabidozi for for geometry, arithmetic, spatial awareness, logical thinking, deduction, problem solving...
    • 2007 May 23, "Barbara-eve done it @ last!!!", “Re: I MADE IT THREE WEEKS!!!”, in alt.support.stop-smoking, Usenet[5], retrieved 2008-04-07:
      (in reply to a previous poster announcing they'd not smoked for over three weeks) This is Fandabidozi Crystal!