Dr. Strangelove
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Dr. Strangelove
After a character in a movie of the same name (1963) by U.S. director Stanley Kubrick
Example Sentences
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“In the 17th, 18th century, the Antichrist would have been a Dr. Strangelove, a scientist who did all this sort of evil crazy science,” Thiel said, according to the Washington Post.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
Dr. Strangelove isn’t yet in control, but he waits in the wings.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023
“He was like Dr. Strangelove meets Adolf Hitler,” she recalled.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023
If you've seen the classic Stanley Kubrick film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," you're familiar with Gen. Curtis E. LeMay — sort of.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022
The film makes him into Dr. Strangelove meets Elon Musk, an erratic pharma bro entrepreneur.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022
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