This week’s theme
Movies that became words

This week’s words
groundhog day
rashomon
King Kong
Mad Max
Godzilla

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(king KONG)

MEANING:

noun: Something or someone of great size, strength, etc.
adjective: Huge.

ETYMOLOGY:

After the title character of the 1933 film King Kong that depicts a huge ape-like monster. Earliest documented use: 1933.

USAGE:

“I am getting a King Kong headache, and if it holds true to form, we have about ten minutes to finish our business here, while I can still think.”
Christine Michels; A Season Of Miracles; Silhouette; 1998.

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