finimondo
chaos, pandemonium
noun fee-nee-MON-doh Rare
Origin: from fine (end) + mondo (world)
Also means
end of the world
Usage Note
Finimondo literally means 'end of the world' but is used almost exclusively as a colloquial hyperbole for complete chaos or uproar: è successo un finimondo ('all hell broke loose'). It is always masculine singular and has no common plural. A synonym in the same register is casino.
Examples
"Quando è caduto il vaso è successo un finimondo."
Natural Translation
When the vase fell, all hell broke loose.
Literal Translation
When it-fell the vase there-happened a pandemonium.
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