zombi

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Variant of zombie

zombie definition

zom·bie (zäm)

noun

  1. in voodoo cults of W Africa, the python deity
  2. any voodoo snake deity, as in Haiti and parts of the S U.S.
    1. in West Indian voodoo, a supernatural power through which a corpse supposedly is brought to a state of trancelike animation and made to obey the commands of the person exercising the power
    2. a corpse so animated
  3. Slang
    1. a person considered to be like a zombie in listlessness, mechanical behavior, etc.
    2. a weird, eccentric, or unattractive person
  4. an iced drink made with fruit juices, various kinds of rum, and, often, apricot brandy

Etymology: of Afr orig., as in Congo zumbi, fetish

For zombie, , & usually, and for sometimes, sp. zombi zom′bi

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