wrongo

wrongo

slang Wrong. Typically used as an informal, humorous, and more emphatic declaration. A: "I just thought I would take the car out for a spin with Carla." B: "Wrongo, buster! You've still got chores to do." So I know what you're thinking. "If a small glass of orange juice a day is good for me, then a gallon of it would be even better, right?" Wrongo, my friend.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

wrongo

(ˈrɔŋo)
1. mod. wrong. Wrongo, wrongo! You lose!
2. n. an undesirable thing or person; a member of the underworld. This whole business is a complete wrongo. Something’s fishy.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • yes, sirree
  • IKR
  • yessirree
  • not to say
  • where (in) (the) hell
  • Where in the Sam Hill?
  • where in the world
  • Where on earth?
  • Who in the hell?
  • Who the hell?
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