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🦍 Star Wars alien 🧔 A hairy person
Wookiee

Wookiee

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A tall, very hairy alien from Star Wars who is strong and loyal
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwʊki/
  • Literature
: Wookiee
  • Calrissian, take the princess and the Wookiee to my ship.
  • Wookiee people
  • Wookiee planet

Chewbacca is going to be a type Wookiee, right?

Examples

  • Let the Wookiee win.

    Star Wars (1977)

  • I'm telling you, you will never have a deeper sleep than curled up in a Wookiee's lap.

    Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

  • Whoa, is that a Wookiee?

    Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

  • Some of us humans know a little about Wookiee culture.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • It's not wise to upset a Wookiee.

    Star Wars (1977)

  • The transmitter crackled back to life before the Wookiee could answer.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I like that Wookiee.

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

  • A native Wookiee, speaking a native dialect, was likely to be totally incomprehensible.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Ralrra had formally committed himself to her safety now, that commitment backed up by Wookiee honor, tenacity, and raw strength.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • His strength made him a valuable ally in battles, and everyone respected the Wookiee for his loyalty.

Surface Forms

Wookiee main

Etymology

Wookiee was invented by George Lucas for the Star Wars films as the name of a very tall, very hairy alien who is strong and makes a deep growl, like Chewbacca. So the word means that loyal, furry 'alien' species from the movies.