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big-lipped alligator moments

big-lipped alligator moments is the plural of big-lipped alligator moment.

Meaning of big-lipped alligator moment

Noun

big-lipped alligator moment (plural big-lipped alligator moments)

  1. (slang) 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

Questions about big-lipped alligator moments

What is big-lipped alligator moments the plural of?
Big-lipped alligator moments is the plural of big-lipped alligator moment.

Words near big-lipped alligator moments in the dictionary

  1. big-heartedly
  2. big-heartedness
  3. big-leaf maple
  4. big-league
  5. big-lipped alligator moment
  6. big-lipped alligator moments
  7. big-money
  8. big-mouthed
  9. big-name
  10. big-note
  11. big-noted

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