King Kong
/kɪŋˈkɒŋ
/noun informal
Someone or something of outstanding size or strength: a King Kong of a man [as modifier]: a King Kong spider legged it across the floor...
- If you want a combination of these delicacies, order the bouillabaisse, which comes in a slim glass bowl, with a King Kong lobster claw sticking out the top.
- It is the King Kong of King Kongs of all plant life.
- Back in the days when 18 wheelers were the King Kongs of the road well that's when I won the Lotto folks, and achieved my hearts desire, and I built this big jet powered truck and put her out for hire.
Origin
From the name of a huge apelike monster featuring in the film King Kong (1933).