Dalek
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Dalek
C20: from a children's television series, Dr Who
Example Sentences
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One thought is the name Dalek was inspired by Welsh author Roald Dahl, who lived 100 yards away from Nation in Cardiff, who had released James and the Giant Peach in 1961.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
During a new short clip played midway through the televised appeal on Friday, actor Mawaan Rizwan is seen brainstorming a name for the newly-created Dalek before Tennant crashes into and breaks it with his Tardis.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023
What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022
Soon enough their loneliness takes a back seat to the much larger threat involving the discovery of yet another insidious Dalek plan.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2021
“It looks like a Dalek, but it can’t be a Dalek — unless it’s a Dalek,” the Doctor will say when she encounters one again, again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2021
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