Godzilla
Pronunciations (3)
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/ɡɒdˈzɪlə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɡɑdˈzɪlə/
Pronunciation notes
- Atlantic-Canada
- General-American
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/ɡɔdˈzɪlə/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
Proper noun
A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
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More examples (1)
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?
Noun
Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.
Usage- Figurative
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a Godzilla of a tower building
Aren't we supposed to be a big, terrifying country, a Godzilla of capitalism wrecking the globe?
Word forms
GodzirraGojiraGodzillas