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  • proper noun informal The star Betelgeuse
  • proper noun fiction An eponymous movie character

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Examples

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    Archive 2004-10-01 M-mv 2004

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    The recommended daily allowance M-mv 2004

  • An eagle-eyed YouTube user noticed that, just once per season, one of the show's cast members would say the word "Beetlejuice," referring to the Michael Keaton-portrayed title character of the 1988 horror comedy flick.

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  • All of this reminded me somewhat fondly of that scene in Beetlejuice where Adam and Barbara end up finding out that the afterlife is merely a convoluted office setting, brimming with paperwork and monotony.

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  • And Beetlejuice is easily one of my all-time favorite movies!

    Don’t you wish you were at my house last night? « A Bird’s Nest 2006

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    This is Halloween. This is Halloween. M-mv 2007

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    Archive 2007-10-01 M-mv 2007

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    This is Halloween. This is Halloween. M-mv 2006

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    Archive 2006-10-01 M-mv 2006

  • Jack Skellington is the soul brother of Batman, Edward and the demon in "Beetlejuice" - a man for whom normal human emotions are a conundrum.

    Archive 2005-10-01 M-mv 2005

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