Abominable snowman
/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas. capitalized, often
"The Abominable Snowman – existing and not existing, flickering at the edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike ape, stealthy, elusive, known only through rumours and through its backward-pointing footprints."
- 2 a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"The Abominable Snowman – existing and not existing, flickering at the edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike ape, stealthy, elusive, known only through rumours and through its backward-pointing footprints."
Etymology
First attested in 1921. Calque of Tibetan མི་སྡུག་གངས་མི (mi sdug gangs mi), from མི་སྡུག (mi sdug, “repulsive, unlovely, ugly, hideous”) and གངས་མི (gangs mi, “snowman”).