Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on like donkey kong

/ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɑŋki kɑŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: on like Don-key Kong
IPA: /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɑŋki kɑŋ/

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, bring it on, come on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"It's on like Donkey Kong / You wanted that fast buck / Now I gotta light that ass up"
"If those four white police don't get hung, it's on again. It's on like Donkey Kong!"
"Got it going on like Donkey Kong, and whoo-wee, shut my mouth, slap your grandma, there oughta be a law."
"It's going to be "on like Donkey Kong" when Food Network Star and local restaurant owner Guy Fieri comes to the 2007 California State Fair!"
"I will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of San Francisco politics. It's on like Donkey Kong."

Etymology

From the Nintendo video game gorilla-like character Donkey Kong, which is used in the phrase because of the character’s stereotypical strength and for the near-rhyme between on and Kong; likely influenced by the earlier construction in like Flynn.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɑŋki kɑŋ/
British English: /ˈɒn laɪk ˈdɒŋki kɒŋ/

Usage

American usage
Slang

Questions

How do you pronounce on like donkey kong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɑŋki kɑŋ/.
What does on like donkey kong mean?: An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, bring it on, come on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.
Where does on like donkey kong come from?: From the Nintendo video game gorilla-like character Donkey Kong, which is used in the phrase because of the character’s stereotypical strength and for the near-rhyme between on and Kong; likely influenced by the earlier construction in like Flynn.

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