abominable snowman
/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/
abominable snowman noun: a humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.
Noun
abominable snowman (plural abominable snowmen)
- A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.
- The Abominable Snowman – existing and not existing, flickering at the edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike ape, stealthy, elusive, known only through rumours and through its backward-pointing footprints.2003, Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake, Virago Press (2013), page 8
- Synonyms:
- yeti
Synonyms of abominable snowman
Forms of abominable snowman
| plural | abominable snowmen |
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Origin of abominable snowman
First attested in 1921. Calque of Tibetan མི་སྡུག་གངས་མི (mi sdug gangs mi), from མི་སྡུག (mi sdug, “repulsive, unlovely, ugly, hideous”) and གངས་མི (gangs mi, “snowman”).
Questions about abominable snowman
- What does abominable snowman mean?
- Abominable snowman means a humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.
- What part of speech is abominable snowman?
- Abominable snowman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abominable snowman?
- Abominable snowman is pronounced /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ (US).
- What is the plural of abominable snowman?
- The plural of abominable snowman is abominable snowmen.
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