"-zilla" meaning in English

See -zilla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /zɪlə/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Rebracketing of Godzilla. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|en|Godzilla}} Rebracketing of Godzilla Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -zilla, {{en-suffix}} -zilla
  1. (humorous, informal, augmentative) Forms nouns and names suggesting a monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness, or other characteristics of the fictional Godzilla. Wikipedia link: -zilla Tags: augmentative, humorous, informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--zilla-en-suffix-MlE2tUXK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rebracketings, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: super- [augmentative], supra- [augmentative], hyper- [augmentative], ultra- [augmentative], uber- [augmentative], macro- [augmentative], arch- [augmentative], over- [augmentative], mega- [augmentative], giga- [augmentative], grand [augmentative]
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