fandabidozi

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fandabidozi (comparative more fandabidozi, superlative most fandabidozi)

1. (British, informal) Very good.

   Those potatoes are fandabidozi - can I get the recipe?

   • 1996 July 1, "Carolyn", “Re: SHOARMA”, in uk.food+drink.misc‎^[1] (Usenet), 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^[2] (Usenet), 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^[3] (Usenet), 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^[4] (Usenet), 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^[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2008-04-07:

     (in reply to a previous poster announcing they'd not smoked for over three weeks) This is Fandabidozi Crystal!