Godzilla

American  

[god-zil-uh] / gɒdˈzɪl ə /

Trademark.

1. a science-fiction monster that resembles an enormous bipedal lizard, featured in Japanese and American films, television, and comic books.

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Etymology

Origin of Godzilla

1950–55; an Anglicized version of the Japanese name Gojira < Japanese gorira gorilla + kujira whale

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Example Sentences

You’ll know whether this movie is for you in the same way “Godzilla vs. Kong” either had you at hello or repelled you straightaway.

From Salon

The evening might begin at the Russian Tea Room, located next door to the Metropolitan Tower, a skyscraper built in 1987 that one observer likened to a “glass-and-steel Godzilla looming ravenously” over the more elegant buildings nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal

It turns out the Randa family legacy is intertwined with Godzilla as well as Monarch, a secret organization dedicated to studying the giant monsters known as Titans.

From Los Angeles Times

“Casablanca” “Gone With the Wind” “Citizen Kane” “Mad Max” “It” “The Matrix” “Blade Runner” “Bonnie and Clyde” “The Minecraft Movie” “The Lego Movie” “Barbie” “The Shining” “The Conjuring” “Weapons” “Godzilla”

From Los Angeles Times

Then there was the “Godzilla” El Niño ahead of the 2015-16 water year that led to a below-average winter in Southern California and either average or above-average precipitation in Northern California despite its enormous strength in the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times