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full-on

full-on adjective: all-out; out and out; complete; utter.

Adjective

full-on

  1. All-out; out and out; complete; utter.
    • 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.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
    • 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.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
  2. Extreme; to the maximum degree.

Adverb

full-on

  1. Totally; with full commitment.

Forms of full-on

alternative formfull on

Origin of full-on

From full- (“fully, completely”) + on.

Questions about full-on

What does full-on mean?
Full-on means all-out; out and out; complete; utter.
What part of speech is full-on?
Full-on can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near full-on in the dictionary

  1. full-mouth
  2. full-mouthed
  3. full-mouths
  4. full-nest syndrome
  5. full-of-shitness
  6. full-on
  7. full-out
  8. full-page
  9. full-point
  10. full-points
  11. full-pound

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