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zombie
[ zom-bee ]
noun
- (in Vodou)
- a mute and will-less body, robbed of its soul and given the semblance of life by a supernatural force, usually for manual labor or some evil purpose.
- the supernatural force itself.
- (in popular culture) an undead creature with a reanimated human body, typically depicted in science fiction or horror stories as contagious to the living by bite and vulnerable only to serious head trauma:
In the movie, survivors of the apocalypse try to build a barricade to keep the zombies out.
- Informal.
- a person whose behavior or responses are wooden, listless, or seemingly rote; automaton.
- an eccentric or peculiar person.
- a snake god worshiped in West Indian and Brazilian religious practices of African origin.
- a tall drink made typically with several kinds of rum, citrus juice, and often apricot liqueur.
- Canadian Slang. an army conscript assigned to home defense during World War II.
adjective
- of or relating to something that was declared concluded, finished, or dead, but surprisingly continues to linger, or comes back in a different version: resuscitating zombie corporations through debt restructuring;
zombie legislation that was defeated last session;
resuscitating zombie corporations through debt restructuring;
a zombie ex who texts you out of the blue looking for a hookup.
zombie
/ ˈzɒmbɪ /
noun
- a person who is or appears to be lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment; automaton
- a supernatural spirit that reanimates a dead body
- a corpse brought to life in this manner
- the snake god of voodoo cults in the West Indies, esp Haiti, and in scattered areas of the southern US
- the python god revered in parts of West Africa
- a piece of computer code that instructs an infected computer to send a virus on to other computer systems
Derived Forms
- ˈzombiism, noun
Other Words From
- zom·bi·ism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of zombie1
Word History and Origins
Origin of zombie1
Example Sentences
Additionally, many are watching to see whether the Trump administration will issue new guidance on the Comstock Act, a 19th-century zombie law that hasn’t been enforced in decades.
Juan says that many of his fellow inmates were depressed and acted like zombies.
Why is K-drama so obsessed with amnesia, disability, bullying, zombies and violent, bloody vengeance?
He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the release of the zombie comedy film Life After Beth, which featured Plaza.
The third installment of the “28 Years” zombie franchise reboots the series after more than a decade of dormancy following 2007’s “28 Weeks Later.”
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