zombi
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of cocktail: A mixed drink typically containing several kinds of rum, fruit juice, and often apricot liqueur.
- An automaton-like person: Someone who acts, moves, or responds in a mechanical, emotionless, or apathetic way.
- A reanimated corpse: In folklore and popular culture, a dead body that has been brought back to a state of animation, often by supernatural means, and is typically under the control of another.
- A supernatural entity in Vodou: A spirit or supernatural force, often associated with a god (loa) in Vodou (voodoo) cults of African origin, especially in the West Indies, believed to be capable of reanimating a dead body.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Cocktail):
- He ordered a zombi at the tiki bar.
- Noun (Automaton-like person):
- After working 16 hours straight, he moved through the office like a zombi.
- Only a zombi wouldn't have been moved by the speech.
- Noun (Reanimated corpse):
- The movie featured a horde of zombis shambling through the city.
- Noun (Vodou spirit):
- The ceremony was intended to call upon the zombi.
Advanced Usage
- "Zombi state": A condition of extreme lethargy, apathy, or lack of awareness.
- The repetitive work put him in a zombi state.
- "Zombi apocalypse": A common theme in fiction describing a catastrophic, worldwide rise of reanimated corpses.
- The novel is set during a zombi apocalypse.
Variants and Related Words
- Zombie (n): The more common modern spelling for all meanings of "zombi".
- Zombification (n): The process of turning someone or something into a zombi.
- The virus caused the zombification of the population.
- Zombie-like (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a zombi.
- She had a zombie-like stare.
Synonyms
- Automaton: A person who acts in a mechanical, routine manner.
- The living dead: A phrase for reanimated corpses.
- Loa: A general term for a spirit in Vodou; a specific zombi spirit is a type of loa.
Related Phrases
- To feel like a zombi: To feel extremely tired, drained, or devoid of emotion.
- After the exam, I felt like a zombi.
- Zombi mode: A state of functioning on autopilot without conscious thought.
- I was in zombi mode for my morning commute.
Noun
- several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
- someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
- only an automaton wouldn't have noticed
- a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
- a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
- (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body