dy-no-mite

interjection

Good; great.

Meanings

interjection
  1. slangGood; great.

Origin

From dynamite; made popular by actor and comedian Jimmie Walker in his role as J. J. Evans in the American situation comedy Good Times in the 1970s.

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APA

dy-no-mite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dy-no-mite

MLA

“dy-no-mite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dy-no-mite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dy-no-mite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dy-no-mite.

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