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man-mountain

British

noun

informal a man who is very tall and heavily built

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In Paris, the 6ft 6in, 18st 8lb man-mountain defied physics to execute the perfect low tackle on Springbok Franco Mostert.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

And never mind the man-mountain character named Gunni, pronounced “Goonie.”

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2021

The sequel pits Creed against man-mountain Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, who killed Adonis Creed’s father, Apollo Creed, in the ring in “Rocky IV.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2018

Keeping Bravo airborne with one hand, the man-mountain yanked his belt off with the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2015

This is an exact inventory of what we found about the body of the man-mountain, who used us with great civility, and due respect to your majesty’s commission.

From Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan

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