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Earthican

UK/ˈɜː.θɪ.kən/US/ˈɝ.θɪ.kən/

Earthican adjective: of or from the planet Earth.

Adjective

Earthican (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, nonstandard) Of or from the planet Earth.
    • I went to an Earth Day event in San Francisco and there was this huge Earthican flag, circa 3000 A.D., with the red and white stripes and an image of Earth up in the corner.2002 April 23, Jym Dyer, “Earthican Day”, in alt.tv.futurama (Usenet)
    • Just consider that, over time, on a scale of millions of years, earthican continents have had *lots* of different configurations2004 October 18, Wayne Throop, “Early parallel-universe stories”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet)

Noun

Earthican (plural Earthicans)

  1. (humorous, nonstandard) An inhabitant of planet Earth.
    • Fry: Well, if you're going to be Earthicans, we're going to have to teach you.2001 April, “A Leela of Her Own”, in Futurama, season 4, episode 10

Synonyms of Earthican

Antonyms

Forms of Earthican

pluralEarthicans

Origin of Earthican

Blend of Earth + American. Possibly popularized by the adult animated sitcom Futurama.

Questions about Earthican

What does Earthican mean?
Earthican means of or from the planet Earth.
What part of speech is Earthican?
Earthican can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Earthican?
Earthican is pronounced /ˈɜː.θɪ.kən/ (UK).

Words near Earthican in the dictionary

  1. earthhood
  2. earthhouse
  3. earthhouses
  4. Earthian
  5. Earthians
  6. Earthican
  7. Earthicans
  8. earthie
  9. earthier
  10. earthies
  11. earthiest

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