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zombie

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zom·bie also zom·bi  (zmb)
n. pl. zom·bies also zom·bis
1. A snake god of voodoo cults in West Africa, Haiti, and the southern United States.
2.
a. A supernatural power or spell that according to voodoo belief can enter into and reanimate a corpse.
b. A corpse revived in this way.
3. One who looks or behaves like an automaton.
4. A tall mixed drink made of various rums, liqueur, and fruit juice.

[Caribbean French and English Creole, from Kimbundu -zumbi, ghost, departed spirit.]

zombie or zombi
Noun
pl -bies or -bis
1. a person who appears to be lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment
2. a corpse brought to life by witchcraft [W African zumbi good-luck fetish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.zombiezombie - a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
2.zombie - (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism, voodoo - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
3.zombiezombie - a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
4.zombiezombie - someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
5.zombiezombie - several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
rum - liquor distilled from fermented molasses
highball - a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
Translations
Spanish zombie [ˈzɔmbɪ] nzombi m
French zombie [ˈzɔmbɪ] n (fig);
like a zombie → avec l'air d'un zombie, comme un automate

German zombie [ˈzɔmbɪ] n (fig) → Schwachkopf m
Italian zombie [ˈzɔmbɪ] n (fig): like a zombie → come un morto che cammina

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