Godzilla

[ god-zil-uh ]

Trademark.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Godzilla¹

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

Example Sentences

For attendance and size, the Godzilla is the Texas Renaissance Festival, on 70 acres near Houston.

From Washington Post

For the movie buffs out there, it’s like adding into a cell a gene for Godzilla and another for King Kong.

From Singularity Hub 

“Godzilla’s” totals, however, were so strong that they single-handedly pushed that number up above 35 percent, suggesting the health of overall box office is dramatically improving.

From Washington Post

Those who work with theaters say they don’t see “Godzilla” as a one-off.

From Washington Post

The mere concept of King Kong going up against Godzilla is, as the fancy people say, a false dichotomy.

From Time

Even Godzilla, the ugliest star attraction of them all, is bigger than ever, both at the box office and in sheer monstrous height.

From The Daily Beast

Godzilla and X-Men: Days of Future Past both did well at the box office, but neither were runaway success stories.

From The Daily Beast

Why are melodramas like The Notebook derided for being unrealistic, while Godzilla gets lauded as the best of the year?

From The Daily Beast

Much of the praise Edwards earned for his Godzilla adaptation stemmed from his frugal use of the monster.

From The Daily Beast

Most recently, Charles Barkley appeared in a cartoon brawl with Godzilla.

From The Daily Beast

Sand-fleas and blowflies become nightriders marauding a new turf of godzilla cars.

From Project Gutenberg