zombie

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.
3. 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
4. Slang
   1. a person considered to be like a zombie in listlessness, mechanical behavior, etc.
   2. a weird, eccentric, or unattractive person
5. an iced drink made with fruit juices, various kinds of rum, and, often, apricot brandy

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