kondoEtymology* (surname): From Japanese 近藤 (Kondō). * (verb): After Marie Kondo (近藤 麻理恵), Japanese organizing consultant and author.nameA surname from Japanese.verbTo tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).“Waiting for kettle to boil … So I Kondoed my recipe books”