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zombie

zombie

2 8.0
An alcoholic drink made with several rums and fruit juices
  • noun
  • /ˈzɑːm.bi/
translation icon : cóctel zombi
  • Hi, can I please get the tall Zombie Frappuccino?
  • a round of zombies

Examples

  • Yeah man if they've been drinking this fucking putrid zombie juice for a.

  • Last week, I did a zombie blog walk, and it was really cool.

    Blog text (9)
  • Oh, that means, uh, I need another zombie.

  • Oh, that means, uh, I need another zombie.

  • It's a zombie!

  • Gasping, she chokes the zombie juice down.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • At the party, I ordered a zombie, which was a fruity cocktail with several types of rum.

  • The menu featured a refreshing zombie cocktail made with fresh fruit juices and apricot liqueur.

  • He always chooses a zombie when he wants something special to drink at the tiki bar.

Synonyms

zombi
vszombie
  • UK
9.9

A strong rum cocktail with fruit juice and apricot liqueur

is the same drink but uses the standard modern spelling

Idioms

like a zombie
  • Informal
6 8.4

Moving slowly and not fully aware because you are very tired

Compounds

total zombie
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who is very tired and cannot think or pay attention

zombie bank
  • Jargon
1 7.7

A bank that cannot pay its debts but still operates with government help

phone zombie
  • Offensive
8.5

A person who looks at their phone and ignores people and things around them

smartphone zombie
  • Offensive
6.6

A person who looks at their phone and ignores their surroundings while walking

An electronic device that no longer works

zombie box
  • Texting
8.9

An internet device that bad software controls remotely to do harmful tasks

A dance that copies the stiff, jerky movements of zombies

zombie formalism
  • Neologism
9.9

Art that looks stylish but has no new ideas or real meaning

Zombie Jesus
  • Offensive
9.9

A joking picture of Jesus shown as a zombie about his return to life

zombie spirit
  • Literature
9.9

A ghost believed to bring a dead body back to life

Surface Forms

zombie singular
zombies plural

Etymology

Zombie the cocktail was named with the old Caribbean idea of a 'walking dead' in mind, because strong rum drinks can make you feel half-alive. That's why the name zombie suggests a very strong drink that can leave you feeling like the living dead.