Shaq

Dominant big man

Shaq is the nickname of Shaquille O'Neal, the dominant basketball center who played in the NBA from 1992 to 2011.

At seven feet one and over 300 pounds, he was nearly unstoppable near the basket, winning four championships.

The name has become shorthand for overwhelming physical dominance: He's built like Shaq.

basketball

dunk

Briefly submerge in liquid

block · NBA · All-Star · MVP · championship · Celtics · post-up · slam · court · playoffs

entertainment

rapper

Hip-hop vocal artist

  • actorOne who portrays characters
  • SteelStrong-sounding proper name
  • comedianProfessional humor performer

host · Saturday Night Live · The Lego Movie · analyst · TNT · Charles Barkley · halftime · broadcasting

physique

towering

Of imposing height

hulking · powerful · imposing · colossal · athletic · unstoppable · physical · intimidating

endorsement

Icy Hot

Menthol-capsaicin muscle cream

commercial · Papa John's · advertisement · brand · sponsorship · pitchman · ambassador · campaign · infomercial

Categories
Opposites
physical size in basketball

ShaqAllen Iverson

Chris Paul · Kyrie Irving

playing style/position

ShaqStephen Curry

Golden State marksman

Ray Allen · Reggie Miller · Steve Nash · Steph Curry · Steve Kerr

personality/media presence

ShaqTim Duncan

David Robinson · Kevin Garnett · Kevin Durant

Family

Shaquille O'Neal

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G