Godzilla
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɡɒdˈzɪlə//
- United States//ɡɑdˈzɪlə//
- Australia//ɡɔdˈzɪlə//
A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
proper noun
- 1
A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?
Etymology
From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).
noun
- 1
figurativeAnything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.
a Godzilla of a tower building
Aren't we supposed to be a big, terrifying country, a Godzilla of capitalism wrecking the globe?
Forms
- plural
- Godzillas
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