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finimondo

chaos, pandemonium

noun fee-nee-MON-doh Rare

Origin: from fine (end) + mondo (world)

Also means

end of the world

Usage Note

Finimondo literally means 'end of the world' but is used almost exclusively as a colloquial hyperbole for complete chaos or uproar: è successo un finimondo ('all hell broke loose'). It is always masculine singular and has no common plural. A synonym in the same register is casino.

Examples

"Quando è caduto il vaso è successo un finimondo."

Natural Translation

When the vase fell, all hell broke loose.

Literal Translation

When it-fell the vase there-happened a pandemonium.

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