Pinocchio
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- proper noun
- /pɪˈnoʊki.oʊ/
- Literature
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Pinocho
- Then you're gonna see Pinocchio tomorrow night.
- Pinocchio's nose
- Pinocchio, the puppet
- the story of Pinocchio
What happens if Pinocchio says my nose will now grow?
- What happens if Pinocchio says my nose will now grow?
- And I have an endless fascination with the movie Pinocchio.
- And if you're a puppet and an actor and Pinocchio is both at times in that movie, both a puppet and an actor.
- You know, we tell people, Pinocchio, if you lie, your nose grow.
- But the pile of feces in the live action Pinocchio is the most likable character.
- But the pile of feces in the live action Pinocchio is the most likeable character.
- No, I'm not Pinocchio, you guys, I'm Pinocchio.
Examples
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As in the 1940 Disney movie and storybook versions from Japan, Italy, and Russia which preceded it, Pinocchio was a wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told lies.
Academic text (2006) -
I start to read Pinocchio to my six-year-old, Jacob.
Academic text (2009) -
One winter morning, Pinocchio found me by the window.
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You know, we tell people, Pinocchio, if you lie, your nose grow.
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What happens if Pinocchio says my nose will now grow?
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By the way, Pinocchio, there was a cookie missing from the jar.
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When Diana first met him, his bright, dark eyes had reminded her of Pinocchio.
Fiction book (1996) -
Reading GW is like trying to figure out Pinocchio, as he finally tells the world: "My nose grows now!"
Blog text (5) -
In Pinocchio, a thousand woodpeckers descend on the puppet's outsized nose after he promises to lie no more.
Academic text (2009) -
In the story, Pinocchio learns that being honest is more important than trying to be what he is not.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pinocchio comes from the Italian root pino, which means 'pine', a type of tree, so the name feels like it belongs to a wooden boy carved from wood. In the classic story he is a puppet whose nose grows when he lies, and that image helps you remember the character.