zilla
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- noun
- /ˈzɪlə/
- Slang
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sufijo coloquial -zilla
- A BDFL is a bottom-up patriarch; attempts to appoint one from on high have been a sign that your once agile innovator has become a tech-zilla dinosaur.
Examples
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There was a political cartoon of GATT-zilla destroying the environment put out by the environmentalists leading up to the end of the Uruguay Round.
Academic text (1998) -
This is, uh, Strut Jetstream calling Turbo Coach Truck-zilla.
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I come from a generation of trade negotiators, trade lawyers who used to have GATT-zilla up on their doors.
Academic text (1998) -
Way to go, mom-Zilla!
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It's Fat-zilla!
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That's a Shark-Zilla.
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The new restaurant is a burger-zilla, serving portions that are twice the size of a regular meal.
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Her outfit was a total dress-zilla, with layers of fabric and bright patterns that drew everyone's attention.
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At the theme park, the roller coaster was called the thrill-zilla, promising an experience unlike any other.
Synonyms
An informal word ending used jokingly to say something is very good or full of that quality
A playful ending added to a word to mean a big lively event or a large amount
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
-Zilla as a slang ending comes from the monster Godzilla and now shows something is 'huge' or 'monstrous'. So when people say bridezilla they mean a bride who acts extreme or larger-than-life.