Stallonian
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Stallonian (not comparable)
- resembling Sylvester Stallone or films starring him.
- 1984, Peter Cowie, Derek Elley, International film guide 1985, →ISBN, page 196:
- The Z-grade imitations flourish as ever, from beach farces (Stesso mare stessa spiaggia by Angelo Pann), to post-atomic cannibalism (Fuga dal Bronx by Enzo Castellari; I guerrieri dell'anno 2012 by Lucio Fulci), to Stallonian action dramas (Tornado by Antonio Margheriti) to flashdancing (Dance Music by Vittorio de Sisti; Cenerentola 80 by Roberto Malenotti).
- 1988, Spy, page 32:
- It is pleasing to think how intensely Weiner must suffer in New York City, where even educated natives grunt a brick-tongued, boomerang-voweled, Stallonian yo-patois.
- 1994, San Diego Magazine:
- He cites the Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop movies as examples of a genre replete with requisite car chases, fiery explosions and Stallonian body counts.