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Dictionary definition of “ridonkulous”

ridonkulous

adj. (very) ridiculous. Also ridonculous, redonculous, redonkulous, redonculus, redonkulus, ridonculus, ridonkulus, redunculous, redunkulous, ridunkulous, ridunculous, ridunkulus, redunkulus, redunkulus, ridunkulus. Subjects: ,
Editorial Note: This word is different from ridorkulous, ‘extremely dorky.’
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Citations: 1998 [Debra (ktbpa_bunk18@hotmail.com)] Usenet: alt.fan.backstreet.boys (Aug. 20) “Another huge one!!”: Phrases Or Words: ferociously redonculous, and KTBPA. 1999 [johnd0h@aol.com (JohnD0H)] Usenet: rec.music.phish (Nov. 5) “Re: Favorite word”: Ridonkulous (made-up…like ridiculous). 2000 [Mike Drain (mikloyd@hRoEmMeO.cVoEm)] Usenet: alt.video.dvd (Dec. 18) “Re: Smoking pot and watching dvd movies”: I just finished a well-conceived brainstorm that concluded this thread is ridonkulous only if you continue to read. 2001 St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.) (July 20) “How Cold Is It? Oh, Look At That Poor, Shivering Dog!” p. E3: The other driver’s insurance company is claiming they have to determine liability…which, to me, is a bit redonkulous (to steal a word from my brother), seeing as how I was nowhere near my car. 2004 Telegraph (U.K.) (Oct. 16) “Guide to OC vocabulary”: Ridonkulous—Deserving or inspiring the highest level of ridicule, as in: “Dude, I cannot believe you live in a penthouse, man. This place is ridonkulous”—(Seth to Oliver).
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