Mombie
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A cow. Zimbabwe
""Mr. Mhene," Chris said, rather cautiously. "On my way here I met a herd of cows wandering down the road. Tourists will come to the Mavuradonha to see elephants and sables, not mombies.""
- 2 A mother who is consumed by raising her children to the point of being sleep-deprived or simply obsessed, and hence zombie-like. Canada, US, derogatory, slang, sometimes
"A mombie is a woman who "changes" after having a baby. She's been brainwashed by motherhood, […]. She loves nothing more than joining an army of other mombies, so don't be surprised if your old friend-turned-mombie begins to spend her time primarily with other mombies who are all covered in some kind of murky baby secretion."
- 3 A zombie (i.e. undead) mother. Canada, US, nonce-word, slang
"There was a blood smear across her mouth, skewed like lipstick applied by a drunken hand. Mom was a fucking zombie. “Mombie,” he said, giggling stupidly, deliriously."
Example
More examples""Mr. Mhene," Chris said, rather cautiously. "On my way here I met a herd of cows wandering down the road. Tourists will come to the Mavuradonha to see elephants and sables, not mombies.""
Etymology
From Shona mombe (“cow”).
Blend of mom + zombie.
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