-zilla

English language suffix Zilla (disambiguation)Zilla -zilla thumb|The "-zilla" suffix is derived from the name of Godzilla -zilla is an English slang suffix, a libfix back-formation derived from the English language name of the Japanese movie monster Godzilla.https://books.google.com/books?id=d3bov9J_1w0C&q=zilla+suffix&pg=PA37 Verbivore's Feast: Second Course: More Word & Phrase Origins Chrysti M. Smith 2006 Farcountry Press 9781560374022http://google.com/scholar?q=cache:FBf9jmdENaEJ:scholar.google.com/+zilla+suffix&hl=it&as_sdt=2000 Godzilla and Postwar Japan Lunch Keynote Address 2004 National Meeting Asian Studies William Tsutsui 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. This trend has been observed since the popularization of the Mozilla Project, which itself included the Internet Relay Chat client ChatZilla.IRC in Mozilla, aka ChatZilla mozilla.org Mozilla Organization May 18, 2000 http://mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000815054352/http://mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/ August 15, 2000 2010-10-11 dead The use of the suffix was contested by Toho, owners of the trademark Godzilla, in a lawsuit against the website Davezillahttp://news.cnet.com/Godzilla-vs.-the-blog-thing/2100-1026_3-949804.html Godzilla vs. the blog thing CNET.com and also against Sears for their mark Bagzilla.http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?men_tab=srchresults&handle=hein.journals/camplr5&id=180&size=2&collection=journals&terms=zillazilla&termtype=phrase&set_as_cursor= New Test for Trademark Dilution - Why North Carolina Should Adopt Section 12 of the Model State Trademark Campbell L. Rev. 5 Philip Summa 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 film.http://trademarks.justia.com/766/69/zilla-76669021.html ZILLA - Trademark Details Justia Trademarks May 8, 2013 List of items ending in -zilla Some uses of the suffix -zilla include: Businesses and products AmiZilla, an Amiga port of Mozilla Firefox Chipzilla, a humorous epithet for the Intel Corporation Clonezilla, an open source disk cloning software FileZilla, an FTP program Go!Zilla, a download manager program Hubzilla, an open source social network, part of Fediverse Mozilla, a group of Internet-related programs created by the Mozilla Foundation, also name of the group's widely known web browser Bugzilla, open source bug tracking software, with a web-based interface ChatZilla, an Internet Relay Chat program Mozilla Application Suite Classilla, a rebranded Mozilla Application Suite, an internet suite for the classic Mac OS Ghostzilla, a web browser GNUzilla, GNU's fork of the Mozilla Application Suite Warpzilla, the Mozilla Application suite for OS/2 Newszilla, the Usenet server of the Dutch internet provider XS4ALL Podzilla, an open source user interface for the IPodLinux project, which allows for alternative functionality of Apple Computer's iPod Quizilla, an online personality quiz website, which contains its own "Zillapedia" RevZilla.com, an online motorcycle gear retailer Shopzilla, a comparison-shopping search engine, formerly BizRate.com Godzilla (Nissan GT-R), a grand touring/ sports vehicle produced by Nissan Zilla Sake, a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon Entertainment Bongzilla, a rock band from Madison, Wisconsin "Bootzilla", a song recorded by Bootsy's Rubber Band Bridezilla (band), an Australian indie rock band Bridezilla (EP), a recording by the band Bridezilla Bridezillas, a reality show which airs on the WE: Women's Entertainment network Broadzilla, a rock band from Detroit, Michigan Davezilla, a humor website Godzilla, the franchise from which the -zilla suffix originates Godzilla (1954 film), the first film in the franchise Zilla, a fictional character originally known as Godzilla, from the 1998 American Godzilla film Illzilla, an Australian hip hop group featuring live instruments Popzilla, an animated TV series in production for MTV Rapzilla, a Christian hip hop online magazine Tekzilla, a weekly video podcast on the Revision3 network "Throatzillaaa", a song recorded by Slayyyter Miscellaneous axizilla, a heavy form of axion in an extension of the Standard Model. bitchzilla, a severely disagreeable or aggressive woman. couplezilla, a couple who, in the course of planning their wedding, display difficult, selfish, narcissistic behavior relating to the event. Crabzilla, an internet hoax about a giant crab cuntzilla, a term of abuse for a severely disagreeable or aggressive woman. Fedzilla, the federal government regarded as a rapacious monster with an appetite for political power, money, etc. groomzilla, a demanding and perfectionist groom (man who is to be married). Hogzilla, a large male wild hog hybrid that was shot and killed in 2004 in Georgia, United States. momzilla, a controlling or over-involved mother. Pigzilla, another large feral pig or possible hoax shot in 2007 in Alabama, United States. Squawkzilla, a nickname for a prehistoric parrot species. promzilla, a teenage girl who is obsessed with preparing for her prom and ensuring it turns out the way she envisions. Snowzilla (disambiguation) 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. For derived words Words ending with -zilla (List of examples in English Wiktionary) -zilla (explaining the suffix in English Wiktionary) References Category:English suffixes Category:Computing terminology Category:Godzilla (franchise) Category:Internet slang Category:Slang Category:Neologisms Category:Japanese words and phrases