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-zilla is an English slangsuffix, a libfixback-formation derived from the English name of the Japanese movie monsterGodzilla.[1][2] It is popular for the names of software and websites. It is also found often in popular culture to imply some form of excess, denoting the monster-like qualities of Godzilla.
The use of the suffix was contested by Toho, owners of the trademark Godzilla, in a lawsuit against the website Davezilla[4] and also against Sears for their mark Bagzilla.[5] Toho has since trademarked the word "Zilla" and retroactively used it as an official name for the "Godzilla In Name Only" creature from the 1998 Roland Emmerich film.[6]
weddingzilla, a person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it.
wimpzilla, a theoretical superheavy dark matter particle, trillions of times more massive than other proposed types of dark matter.
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Words ending with -zilla (List of examples in English Wiktionary)
-zilla (explaining the suffix in English Wiktionary)
References
^Chrysti M. Smith (2006). Verbivore's Feast: Second Course: More Word & Phrase Origins. Farcountry Press. ISBNÂ 9781560374022.
^William Tsutsui. "Godzilla and Postwar Japan Lunch Keynote". Address 2004 National Meeting Asian Studies.
^"IRC in Mozilla, aka ChatZilla". mozilla.org. Mozilla Organization. May 18, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
^"Godzilla vs. the blog thing". CNET.com.
^Philip Summa. "New Test for Trademark Dilution - Why North Carolina Should Adopt Section 12 of the Model State Trademark". Campbell L. Rev. 5.
^"ZILLA - Trademark Details". Justia Trademarks. Retrieved May 8, 2013.