big-lipped alligator moment en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined in a 2009 Nostalgia Critic review of FernGully: The Last Rainforest, referring to a scene in the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven, in which an alligator breaks into an Esther Williams-style musical number.
Meanings
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(slang) A notably unusual, tangential scene in a movie or similar work of fiction, which occurs without setup and does not affect the story afterward.
This may be the first case where the *entire* movie is a Big Lipped Alligator Moment . . .
2009, Antonio E. Gonzalez, rec.arts.animation (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| big-lipped alligator moments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
wikipedia: FernGully: The Last Rainforest · wikipedia: All Dogs Go to Heaven · wikipedia: Nostalgia Critic · wikipedia: Esther Williams