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General Slang
800-pound gorilla
AYT-HUN-drud POWND guh-RIL-uh · noun · informal
The dominant, hard-to-ignore player.
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The most powerful company or force in a market that does what it wants.
“In cloud, that provider is the 800-pound gorilla.”
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800-pound gorilla In A Sentence
In cloud, that provider is the 800-pound gorilla.
Origin & Usage
From the joke 'where does an 800-pound gorilla sit? Anywhere it wants.'
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What does '800-pound gorilla' mean?
It refers to the most powerful company or force in a market, one big enough to do essentially what it wants.
Where does '800-pound gorilla' come from?
From the old joke: 'Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit? Anywhere it wants.'
How is '800-pound gorilla' used?
To describe a dominant player, e.g. 'In cloud, that provider is the 800-pound gorilla.'
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