- zombie
- ☆ zombie [zäm′bē ]n.[of Afr orig., as in Congo zumbi, fetish]1. in voodoo cults of W Africa, the python deity2. any voodoo snake deity, as in Haiti and parts of the S U.S.3.a) in West Indian voodoo, a supernatural power through which a corpse supposedly is brought to a state of trancelike animation and made to obey the commands of the person exercising the powerb) a corpse so animated4. Slanga) a person considered to be like a zombie in listlessness, mechanical behavior, etc.b) a weird, eccentric, or unattractive person5. an iced drink made with fruit juices, various kinds of rum, and, often, apricot brandy: For ZOMBIE 1, 2, & 3a usually, and for 3b: sometimes, sp. zombi
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.