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zombie

/ˈzɒmbi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere.
  2. (voodoo, superstition) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own.
  3. A deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living.
  4. An apathetic person.
  5. A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
  6. An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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