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zombie out

zombie out verb: to become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.

Verb

zombie out (third-person singular simple present zombies out, present participle zombieing out, simple past and past participle zombied out)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.
    • Ada Richter has compiled [Piano Classics] with the noble idea of helping younger students work on various aspects of technique without having to zombie out on drills and exercises.1981, Contemporary Keyboard VII:i–vi, page unknown
    • After Dennis got killed, my mom just kind of zombied out for a couple of years.1984, Kirkus Reviews, LII:xix-xxiv, page 986

Forms of zombie out

third-person singular presentzombies out
present participlezombieing out
past participlezombied out
pastzombied out

Origin of zombie out

First attested in 1981. From zombie + out. Compare the earlier adjective zombied-out (1976).

Questions about zombie out

What does zombie out mean?
Zombie out means to become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.
What part of speech is zombie out?
Zombie out is a verb.
What is the past tense of zombie out?
The past tense of zombie out is zombied out.

Words near zombie out in the dictionary

  1. zombie mortgages
  2. zombie network
  3. zombie networks
  4. zombie organization
  5. zombie organizations
  6. zombie out
  7. zombie path
  8. zombie paths
  9. zombie process
  10. zombie processes
  11. zombie program

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