Hooman
//ˈhuː.mən// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A human being. humorous, slang
"It was established that the chimps' high living standard had been watched and envied by the hoomans for some length of time."
- 2 human, mispronounced for comic effect wordnet
- 3 A human being.; A human from the perspective of an alien. humorous, slang
"Let me tell you something about hoomans, Nephew."
- 4 A human being.; A person who owns a dog or cat. humorous, slang
- 5 Pronunciation spelling of human. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Proper Noun
- 1 A transliteration of the Persian male given name هومن (human).
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"It was established that the chimps' high living standard had been watched and envied by the hoomans for some length of time."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Persian هومن (human, literally “good-natured”), from Middle Persian [Term?].
Etymology 2
A respelling of human. In science fiction, seemingly popularized by the speech pattern of the Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise. The slang sense was popularized in the 2010s and is used chiefly in DoggoLingo.
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