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-zilla is an English slang suffix, a libfix back-formation derived from the English name of the Japanese movie monster Godzilla.^[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.

This trend has been observed since the popularization of the Mozilla Project, which itself included the Internet Relay Chat client ChatZilla.^[3]

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]

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

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

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.
• 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 stabbed 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)

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