on like Donkey Kong

== English == === Etymology === From the Nintendo video game gorilla-like character Donkey Kong, which is used in the phrase because of the character’s stereotypical strength and for the near-rhyme between on and Kong; likely influenced by the earlier construction in like Flynn. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒn laɪk ˈdɒŋki kɒŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɑŋki kɑŋ/, /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɔŋki kɑŋ/ Hyphenation: on like Don‧key Kong === Phrase === on like Donkey Kong (slang, chiefly US) An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis. 2011 January 4, Chris Daly, San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting: I will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of San Francisco politics. It's on like Donkey Kong. === References === Peter Hartlaub (6 January 2011), “‘It’s on like Donkey Kong’: A comprehensive history”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎[2], archived from the original on 12 September 2016.