See on like Donkey Kong on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "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.",
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"ref": "1992 November 17, “Now I Gotta Wet ’Cha”, in The Predator, performed by Ice Cube:",
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"ref": "1993 February 16, John Wilder, “Gangs put L.A. on edge”, in USA Today:",
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"ref": "2005 October 3, Dallas Davidson, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson (lyrics and music), “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”, in Songs About Me, performed by Trace Adkins:",
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"ref": "2007 August 1, “Food Network Star Guy Fieri to visit the 2007 State Fair!: Kids can vie for the chance to cook with Guy!”, in Business Wire, archived from the original on 2016-09-01:",
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