full-on

adjective

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Over in Daylesford, Australia, Lake House has a full-on working farm called Dairy Flat—the lifeblood of its award-winning Two Chefs Hats restaurant. Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 Like all the other regime change wars Washington and its allies have attempted in the region since 9/11, a full-on war with Iran will be far from a cakewalk. Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 Cane removes himself from this situation and once again nears a full-on breakdown. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025 Is this a viral one-off, or can the nostalgia cycle fuel a full-on BEP revival? Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-on

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full-on was in 1954

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“Full-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

full-on

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˌȯn,
-ˌän

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