Definitions
Etymologies
- From the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio, 1881) by Italian author Carlo Collodi; most likely constructed from Italian pino ‘pine’ and occhio ‘eye’ (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Pinocchio is hell on vampires (and crickets, of course) | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment”
“Pinocchio is hell on vampires (and crickets, of course)”
“Geoffrey Brock, who translated our edition of Pinocchio, is reading from his new book of poetry, Weighing Light this Saturday at the Barnes and Noble in Fayetteville, Arkansas.”
“The Adventures of Pinocchio is the story of a wooden marionette whose greatest ambition is to become a real boy.”
“It says, “Preston Blair, Cartoon Director … Associated with the Disney Organization, he animated in Pinocchio, Bambi, and Fantasia …”.”
“The little wooden head president Pinocchio is a liar and an enemy of the America people, especially the ones who died in Iraq and the ones who have not recovered from Katrina.”
Think Progress » Larry King to Bush: ‘You Took The Lead on Iraq, the U.N. Went Along’
“For him, and those who know the real version, The Adventures of Pinocchio is not an amusing, light-hearted fantasy, but a serious fable about art and life.”
“MARQUEZ: Fournier described a permissive and sometimes wild scene, a place she sometimes called Pinocchio's pleasure island.”
“Without another word Pinocchio took the candle in his hand, and, going in front to light the way, he said to his father:”
“EAT: Pitch up at Bar Pinotxo -- that's "Pinocchio" -- for fried squid or heavenly honeyed cod ($5; 66-67 Mercat de la Boqueria).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Pinocchio’.
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FUN - animated characters of the Angl...
Animated characters from cartoons of the Anglo-Saxon world from the beginnings to this day
Abu, Abby Mallard, Abigail Gabble, Abis Mal, Adella, Agent Wendy Pleakley, Akela, Al the Alligator, Aladar, Aladdin, Alameda Slim, Alana and 987 more...
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Humanoids
Magical, mechanical, or medical. All man-made.
golem, android, humanoid, Frankenstein, inukshuk, bioroid, replicant, biorobot, automaton, gynoid, droid, cyborg and 12 more...
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The Nose Knows
Being Nosy.
nosethril, nostril, nebby, nasal, rhinoplasty, pug, button, Roman, turned-up, Pinocchio, Cyrano de Bergerac, Gonzo and 54 more...
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