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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
/ ˈɒɪ /
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
- ˈdz, noun
Other Word Forms
- dz·· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of zombie1
Word History and Origins
Origin of zombie1
Example Sentences
Joel and Ellie survived zombie hordes, cannibals and homicidal despots, only to have him be taken down by good intentions.
Their foe, in true “Minecraft” fashion, is a blocky baby zombie riding a cubist chicken: a “chicken jockey,” as Black’s Steve properly notes.
Having dodged zombies and ruthless militia in an arduous journey across America in season one, they are now living in Jackson, Wyoming - but danger is never far away.
After a two-year wait, everyone’s favorite fungal zombie apocalypse show is finally back: The second season of “The Last of Us” premieres Sunday.
In the film, Momoa's character Garrett Garrison has to battle a baby zombie riding a chicken on the way to finding the orb that can take him back to the real world.
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