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zimbo

zimbo noun: a particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.

Noun (1)

zimbo (plural zimbos)

  1. A particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.

Noun (2)

zimbo (plural zimbos or zimboes)

  1. A non-conscious person analogous to a zombie, but capable of interrogating and discussing its own internal states.

Noun (3) capitalized: Zimbo

Zimbo (plural Zimbos)

  1. (slang) A Zimbabwean, usually a white person who grew up after 1980.

Forms of zimbo

pluralzimbos
pluralzimboes
pluralZimbos

Origin of zimbo

Borrowed from Portuguese zimbo.

From zombie, by switching vowels. Coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett.

From Zimbabwean + -o.

Questions about zimbo

What does zimbo mean?
Zimbo means a particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.
What part of speech is zimbo?
Zimbo is a noun.
What is the plural of zimbo?
The plural of zimbo is zimbos.

Words near zimbo in the dictionary

  1. Zimbelmans
  2. Zimbelstern
  3. Zimbelsterns
  4. zimbi
  5. Zimblish
  6. zimbo
  7. zimboes
  8. Zimbor
  9. zimbos
  10. zimbs
  11. Zimdars

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