fantastico
[ fan-tas-ti-koh ]
/ fænˈtæs tɪˌkoʊ /
interjection
fantastic.
noun, plural fan·tas·ti·coes.
a very bizarre person.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian, masculine singular of adjective fantastico, from Medieval Latin fantasticus, from Late Latin phantasticus “imaginary,” from Greek phantastikόs; see origin at fantastic
Words nearby fantastico
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Rick is the author of seven books, the most recent of which are Fantastico!