Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A giant lumberjack who performs superhuman acts in American folklore.

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  • proper noun A mythological giant lumberjack.

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  • noun a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada

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Examples

  • The games at Baruch, which are played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are free of charge, are jazzed by a wise-cracking commentator who bestows nicknames on players like Ron Artest of the Lakers, who is known as Special Effects, and Paul Nelson, a 6-10 player from Yale known as Paul Bunyan.

    NYT > Home Page By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI 2011

  • The games at Baruch, which are played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are free of charge, are jazzed by a wise-cracking commentator who bestows nicknames on players like Ron Artest of the Lakers, who is known as Special Effects, and Paul Nelson, a 6-10 player from Yale known as Paul Bunyan.

    NYT > Home Page By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI 2011

  • We've had The Galactic before with its hemp pesto, mozzarella, garlic, organic mushrooms, tomatoes and oregano; but always game to try something new, The Paul Bunyan was a delightful surprise.

    Minnesota Premier Publications - Southwest Journal Stories 2010

  • If you heard the voice first, before seeing the individual, you'd be absolutely sure that some kind of Paul Bunyan figure was the source of the timbre.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2009

  • It makes me feel big, like Paul Bunyan which is good for my self-esteem.

    Monkeys For Helping Recon 2009

  • If you heard the voice first, before seeing the individual, you'd be absolutely sure that some kind of Paul Bunyan figure was the source of the timbre.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2009

  • It makes me feel big, like Paul Bunyan which is good for my self-esteem.

    Monkeys For Helping 2009

  • Standing sentry over a color-coded map of Palace Valley at the check-in table was a Paul Bunyan look-alike whose name tag, fittingly, read Tree.

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

  • If they could see you, Cap, with this Paul Bunyan thing you got going, they might think a year with you is too damn long.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • Standing sentry over a color-coded map of Palace Valley at the check-in table was a Paul Bunyan look-alike whose name tag, fittingly, read Tree.

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

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