zom´bie|like´

zom´bie|like´
zom|bie «ZOM bee», noun.
1. a corpse supposedly brought back to a trancelike condition resembling life by a supernatural power. People who practice voodoo believe in zombies.
2. a supernatural power or force that supposedly makes the dead move and act. This power is alleged to be possessed by certain practitioners of West Indian voodoo.
3. the python god in certain West African voodoo cults.
4. the snake god of voodoo, derived from this.
5. an alcoholic drink of several kinds of rum, fruit juice, sugar, and brandy, served very cold and in a tall glass.
6. Slang. a very stupid, lethargic person.
╂[American English < Creole zôbi < West African (compare Kongo zumbi fetish)]
–zom´bie|like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • zom|bie — «ZOM bee», noun. 1. a corpse supposedly brought back to a trancelike condition resembling life by a supernatural power. People who practice voodoo believe in zombies. 2. a supernatural power or force that supposedly makes the dead move and act.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • zom·bie — /ˈzɑːmbi/ noun, pl bies [count] 1 informal : a person who moves very slowly and is not aware of what is happening especially because of being very tired If I don t go to bed early I ll be a zombie tomorrow. His students usually sat there in the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • zombie — zom|bie [ˈzɔmbi US ˈza:m ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Kimbundu; Origin: nzumbi spirit of a dead person ] 1.) informal someone who moves very slowly and does not seem to be thinking about what they are doing, especially because they are very tired ▪ I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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