full-on

adjective

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Gemini for Home is a full-on replacement for Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays, with an early access rollout starting in October. Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park is going nearly full-on musical for its 2025-2026 season. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025 This wouldn’t be especially noteworthy on its own, but over the course of that two-year stretch, Sweeney has gone from an HBO breakout to a full-on movie star. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 From there, the film never slows down in its preoccupation with animal private parts, incorporating female dog breasts, buttholes lovingly rendered as tight pink circles, and plenty of full-on action between canines of all different breeds and sizes. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-on

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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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 Sep. 2025.

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full-on

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˌȯn,
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