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Godzilla-ish en · ADJ

Etymology

From Godzilla + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Godzillaesque.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional monster Godzilla; massive; powerful, etc.
   • I countered that SimCity had included a robust variety of natural disasters, including tornadoes, earthquakes, and non-copyrighted Godzilla-ish monsters who stomped through buildings with abandon. 2020, Sid Meier, Jennifer Lee Noonan, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games, page 112:
   • My stomach made a remarkably Godzilla-ish noise and I rolled over to try and muffle it. 2011, Alesa Corrin, Jonathan: The Griffin Prince, AuthorHouse, page 451:
   • There's another huge explosion and a mechanical Godzilla-ish roar, fireballs (and a car) flying through the air, followed by the head of the Statue of Liberty rolling down the street. 2007 July 9, Jordan, “OT: 1-18-2008?”, in alt.games.video.xbox (Usenet):
   • Ingredients the second time around include eight phony ghosts and one real, Godzilla-ish ghost, all of which haunt the Righteous Villa—the real ghost (or "giant corpse" or "huge creature") has a touch also, [...] 1997, Donald C. Willis, Horror and Science Fiction Films IV, Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, page 82:
   • Honestly I don't like the Japanese music either, too Godzilla-ish alot of the time but that's my opinion. 2001 January 1, Surfer X, “FUNIMATION Wants Your Voice”, in alt.fan.dragonball (Usenet):
   • Once, Mama's headpiece features a snake-like (well, it wasn't really that snake-like but it definitely wasn't Godzilla-ish) thing on her head and Maro-chan is just clinging to the side of her head, frightened. 1999 July 20, Kourin, “Godzilla parodies in anime?”, in rec.arts.anime.fandom (Usenet):
   • They include a Native American, a caveman, an undead soldier, a samurai, and a rubbery Godzilla-ish creature with one eye. 2008, Glenn Kay, Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide, Chicago, Ill: Chicago Review Press, page 149:

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