kondo

/ ˈkɒndəʊ /

noun

1. (in Uganda) a thief or armed robber

Word History and Origins

Origin of kondo¹

C20: from Luganda

Example Sentences

This sounds like a standard rationalization made by collectors, as their homes become the stuff of Marie Kondo’s worst nightmares.

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Marie Kondo might even approve.

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She said, ‘It’s like Marie Kondo. Let’s say goodbye to the foot — thank it for its service, but it’s not serving us anymore.’

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Ross’ vacation prep is the opposite of Marie Kondo’s pre-pandemic minimalism.

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As a professor, I plunged right back into teaching classes, tap dancing away the loss and cracking macabre jokes at my own expense, remarking that the fires were the ultimate Marie Kondo exercise in decluttering.

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