Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large pachycephalosaurian dinosaur of the genus Pachycephalosaurus, having a thick domed skull with bony knobs and a long tail.
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- noun bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We thank God everyday that this close-minded depraved worm-infested pachycephalosaurus with sawdust for brain, is out of power.
Cheney: Threat to Iran's nuclear program crucial for negotiations 2009
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Spoiler alert: it's a "pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis".
A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum Marshall Heyman 2011
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Though I wish they'd show specific fossils of the animals they were talking about like pachycephalosaurus. what did they find of that?
In case you missed it.... ReBecca Foster 2008
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In my day, the internet was carried on lighter than air dirigibles and the term for this was "shovelware," the steaming pile left behind when an old media pachycephalosaurus like George or Modern Bride would make no effort to engage on its own terms the then-young world wide web (the graphical and multimedia portion of the internet).
Reason Magazine Tim Cavanaugh 2010
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In my day, the internet was carried on lighter than air dirigibles and the term for this was "shovelware," the steaming pile left behind when an old media pachycephalosaurus like George or Modern Bride would make no effort to engage on its own terms the then-young world wide web (the graphical and multimedia portion of the internet).
Reason Magazine Tim Cavanaugh 2010
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The cartoon causing the controversy was titled “Liberals: The Early Years,” and featured a small dinosaur being chased by a larger one who said, “I’m not chasing you because you’re a pachycephalosaurus … I’m chasing you because you’re delicious,” to which the smaller dinosaur responded, “Oh, thank goodness.
brundlefly commented on the word pachycephalosaurus
A dome-skulled, bipedal Ornithischian from the late Cretaceous. (Wiki)
March 13, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pachycephalosaurus
It means "thick-skulled lizard."
Hey, I think I work with a pachycephalosaur...
August 30, 2008