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drekavac

drekavac noun: a mythical creature in South Slavic mythology believed to be the soul of an unbaptized child and recognized by its piercing, unsettling howling.

Noun

drekavac (plural drekavacs)

  1. A mythical creature in South Slavic mythology believed to be the soul of an unbaptized child and recognized by its piercing, unsettling howling.
    • “Okay, Gary, looks like we're dealing with a Drekavac, a demon from Slavic mythology that's the ghost of--” “...the ghost of an unbaptized child's soul that runs around begging people to baptize it. I know. I'll take the demon. You get the kids to safety.”2018 August 26, Mark Little, “Gary and His New Life” (6:13 from the start), in Gary and His Demons, season 1, episode 16, spoken by Tucker (Tim Gilbert)

Forms of drekavac

pluraldrekavacs

Questions about drekavac

What does drekavac mean?
Drekavac means a mythical creature in South Slavic mythology believed to be the soul of an unbaptized child and recognized by its piercing, unsettling howling.
What part of speech is drekavac?
Drekavac is a noun.
What is the plural of drekavac?
The plural of drekavac is drekavacs.

Words near drekavac in the dictionary

  1. Dreiserian
  2. Dreisers
  3. dreissenid
  4. dreissenids
  5. drek
  6. drekavac
  7. drekavacs
  8. drekkier
  9. drekkiest
  10. drekky
  11. drekly

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