big-lipped alligator moment
big-lipped alligator moment noun: a notably unusual, tangential scene in a movie or similar work of fiction, which occurs without setup and does not affect the story afterward.
Noun
big-lipped alligator moment (plural big-lipped alligator moments)
- 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)
- Synonyms:
- BLAM
Synonyms of big-lipped alligator moment
Forms of big-lipped alligator moment
| plural | big-lipped alligator moments |
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Origin of big-lipped alligator moment
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.
Questions about big-lipped alligator moment
- What does big-lipped alligator moment mean?
- Big-lipped alligator moment means a notably unusual, tangential scene in a movie or similar work of fiction, which occurs without setup and does not affect the story afterward.
- What part of speech is big-lipped alligator moment?
- Big-lipped alligator moment is a noun.
- What is the plural of big-lipped alligator moment?
- The plural of big-lipped alligator moment is big-lipped alligator moments.
Words near big-lipped alligator moment in the dictionary
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