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Meaning of "gorillagram" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GORILLAGRAM

From gorilla + (tele)gram.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GORILLAGRAM

gorillagram  [ɡəˈrɪləˌɡræm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GORILLAGRAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gorillagram is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GORILLAGRAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gorillagram

Gorilla suit

Gorilla suits are full-bodied costumes resembling gorillas. Gorilla suits have been used both to represent real gorillas in film and on stage, and also as a source of humour. The gorilla suit is a popular Halloween and masquerade party costume. An actor in a gorilla suit spars with an actor in a Gamera costume at CONvergence. Gorilla suit performance involves pantomime, wearing a heavy costume, broad physical comedy skills, and a partial suspension of disbelief, while still playing on the very artifice involved. In this respect, gorilla suits are not far removed from puppetry.

Definition of gorillagram in the English dictionary

The definition of gorillagram in the dictionary is a jocular greetings message delivered to someone celebrating a birthday, engagement, etc, by a person dressed as a gorilla.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GORILLAGRAM


anagram
ˈænəˌɡræm
dactylogram
dækˈtɪləˌɡræm
diagram
ˈdaɪəˌɡræm
electroencephalogram
ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm
encephalogram
ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm
harmonogram
hɑːˈmɒnəˌɡræm
histogram
ˈhɪstəˌɡræm
hologram
ˈhɒləˌɡræm
monogram
ˈmɒnəˌɡræm
myelogram
maɪˈɛləˌɡræm
oscillogram
ɒˈsɪləˌɡræm
parallelogram
ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm
pentagram
ˈpɛntəˌɡræm
phonogram
ˈfəʊnəˌɡræm
photogram
ˈfəʊtəˌɡræm
pictogram
ˈpɪktəˌɡræm
pneumoencephalogram
ˌnjuːməʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm
scalogram
ˈskæləˌɡræm
sialogram
ˈsaɪələˌɡræm
stereogram
ˈstɛrɪəˌɡræm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GORILLAGRAM

gorgonian
gorgonise
Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola cheese
gorhen
gori
Gorica
gorier
goriest
gorilla
gorilla-like
gorillian
gorilline
gorilloid
gorily
goriness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GORILLAGRAM

Argand diagram
Bagram
bar diagram
block diagram
butterfly diagram
chromaticity diagram
decagram
dekagram
Feynman diagram
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
hexagram
indicator diagram
paragram
program
scatter diagram
skiagram
stem-and-leaf diagram
tetragram
tree diagram
Venn diagram
Wagram

Synonyms and antonyms of gorillagram in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gorillagram» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GORILLAGRAM

Find out the translation of gorillagram to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gorillagram from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gorillagram» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gorillagram
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gorillagram
570 millions of speakers

English

gorillagram
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gorillagram
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gorillagram
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gorillagram
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gorillagram
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gorillagram
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gorillagram
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gorillagram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gorillagram
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gorillagram
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gorillagram
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gorillagram
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gorillagram
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gorillagram
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरुल्ग्राम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gorillagram
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gorillagram
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorillagram
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gorillagram
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gorillagram
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

gorillagram
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gorillagram
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gorillagram
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gorillagram
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gorillagram

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GORILLAGRAM»

The term «gorillagram» is barely ever used and occupies the 210.809 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of gorillagram
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «gorillagram».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GORILLAGRAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gorillagram» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gorillagram» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gorillagram

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GORILLAGRAM»

Discover the use of gorillagram in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gorillagram and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Boys' Life
Gorillagram. Hatch Peabody said to me, "Barney, you and I are going on this canoe trip." □ "Where's the money coming from?" I asked. □ "Think positive," he said, "and don't bog down in technicalities." □ I have a lot of confidence in Hatch.
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Boys' Life
We'll put your idea on the list for fishing columns, Ed. 00 Dear Dopey Donkey, I thought "The Gorillagram" was very funny. Please put more stuff like that in BOYS' LIFE. . . . Richard Kline, San Diego, Calif. "The Gorillagram" author, E.M. Hun- ...
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Just Tricking!
She hasn't forgiven me for the gorillagram. Or for what I did to her spaghetti. In fact, it was probably Jen who called the police. I know she'll help me, but it will take some serious suckering uppering. 'I'm sorry for the gorillagram, Jen,' I call.
Andy Griffiths, 2011
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A Campus Conspiracy
The Vice- Chancellor was determined to find the person who paid for the gorillagram. I asked about Wanda. Was it true she was going on sick leave? The History secretary nodded. She had been so disturbed by what had happened, that she ...
Anonymous, 2006
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The Quill
Phillip Johnson, a freelance writer based in Eugene, Oregon, contributes to many newspapers and magazines, htith alternative and normal. For jive years he was an editor of the Willamette Valley Observer, recently deceased. The gorillagram ...
‎1982
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Andypedia: It's an encyclopedia ... all about Andy!
It's an encyclopedia ... all about Andy! The Andypedia is a complete guide to every book, every story and every character in the world of Andy Griffiths' books.
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton, 2012
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Animal Tails
Short Stories - Stage 4.
Andy Griffiths, 1997
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Focus: reading for success
THE. d. Gorillagram. by E. M. Hunnicutt Maria Mendoza declared flatly, "Carmen, you and I are going to camp this July." "Where's the money coming from?" I asked . "Think positive," she said, "and don't get bogged down in technicalities." I have ...
Richard L. Allington, Scott, Foresman and Company, 1985
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New York Magazine
J Looney Balloons The best balloons in town- delivered by gorilla or red tuxedoed messenger Singing Telegrams Our famous messengers: Mae East, GorillaGram,! BellyGram, Fairy Onion, Manhattan Mama, Mr. Wonderful, Mr. Macho 21 ...
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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
The range of such usages is large: (1) Like -a- in megalith: Beat-A-Bug, Cup-a- Soup, gorillagram, Prismaflex, Relax-a-Dial, Rent- a-tux. (2) Like -e- in telephone: cineplex, Procretech, telecom. (3) Like - i- in carnivore: agri-biz, Chemi-Garded, ...
Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GORILLAGRAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gorillagram is used in the context of the following news items.
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TV Preview: The British Soap Awards 2015 – ITV, 8pm
... reunited in Doctors, Emmerdale beauty Katie Sugden fell to her death, and Benny from Crossroads found a new career as a Gorillagram. «Stoke Sentinel, May 15»
2
Why Neighbours really did become my good friends for 30 years
I cheered when Jane finally got her man, laughed at Dr Clive the gorillagram, fretted when Lucy Robinson was trapped in a drain for several ... «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 15»
3
Polly Hudson: How Neighbours changed my life
... as they would be called nowadays) goes on to have massive Hollywood success but gorillagram/doctor Clive Gibbons, aka Geoff Paine, ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
4
Scaring up business in Sunbury
Pogust, who will be helping Hartman with the new business, said the Gorillagram business will continue as an extension of the shop. Hartman ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Sep 14»
5
59 words Maclean's invented: from allophone to zap
... embarrass the recipient, in the manner indicated by the first element, as Gorillagram (proprietary in the U.S.), Rambogram, strippergram, etc. «Macleans.ca, Aug 14»
6
5 questions startups need to ask before plunging into PR
... if you're a new brand – it's absolutely vital to have a PR strategy, whether that means in-house, consultancy, external agency or gorillagram. «VentureVillage, Nov 13»
7
'RiffTrax Live: Starship Troopers': A hilarious riff on a campy, sci-fi …
2013 marks the seventh anniversary for RiffTrax, and Murphy told the guys that, as a celebration, he got a gorillagram, which consisted of a ... «Examiner.com, Aug 13»
8
It's been a long journey
and greeted by a gorillagram containing a scantily clad model. Even better, some chagrined local bands staged their own Rock Against Robin ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jan 13»
9
Neighbours star who hit neighbour looks back, no anger
Clive was, Paine says, ''a madcap character'', who ran a Gorillagram company before eventually being revealed as a medical doctor. «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 11»
10
How Bad Luck & Bad Networking Cost Douglas Prasher a Nobel Prize
... was less cynical back then. One day when he was in the lab, she sent him a “gorillagram”—a love letter delivered by a person in a gorilla suit. «Discover Magazine, May 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gorillagram [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gorillagram>. Apr 2024 ».
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