"Full Tonto"
Amid the generally awful Ukraine coverage yesterday, I discovered a new expression : Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday it was surprised by a remark by UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine showed that President Vladimir Putin had gone "full tonto". "It is surprising that the British defence minister gives such assessments of the head of another state," Maria Zakharova, the ministry's spokesperson, told a briefing. Sure enough, the Urban Dictionary provides this definition (I assume the Russian foreign ministry had to look this up as well): Gone full tonto taken lunacy to a new level You've gone full tonto there, Simon There's also just Tonto : Tonto When someone completely loses the plot and goes mental at you for no reason. The word can be used in both funny and serious situations. Teachers, partners and mothers are most likely to be described as going ...