Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Bembicinae — severalsand wasps that make a buzzing sound.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This was a much greater succcess than her 2006 film, Zyzzyx Road, which cost $2 million but only made $30.
Katherine Heigl Counts ONE FOR THE MONEY – Collider.com 2010
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Zyzzyx Road was an indie movie never intended for a cinema release only for DVD but was released in one cinema without any promotion for SAG accreditation.
Katherine Heigl Counts ONE FOR THE MONEY – Collider.com 2010
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But they played a pivotal role in movie history: these people helped the Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl-starring movie Zyzzyx Road reach an astonishing 30 dollars at the domestic box office.
Once Again, Texas Leads the Way Bill Crider 2007
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And despite the less than stellar box office for "Zyzzyx Road", I see from IMDB that 2007 will bring us "Zzyzx".
Once Again, Texas Leads the Way Bill Crider 2007
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Zyzzyx Road cost approximately $2 million to make, but took just $30 at the box office.
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But they played a pivotal role in movie history: these people helped the Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl-starring movie Zyzzyx Road reach an astonishing 30 dollars at the domestic box office.
Archive 2006-12-31 Bill Crider 2006
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A joking name for a wasp was accepted as not TOO silly; this was Zyzzyx, made up for the purpose of being last on anybody's list of Hymenoptera.
hernesheir commented on the word Zyzzyx
Concocted name for a wasp genus. That z-heavy nomenclatorial invention has inspired other names: Zyzzyx Road runs through the Mojave Desert in California. The Cal-Fullerton Desert Studies Center is located on Zyzzyx Road in the Mojave National Preserve. Zyzzyx Road inspired the naming of the motion picture Zyzzyx Road, released in 2006. From a madeupical to a movie. Nice.
July 2, 2010