English Explanatory Dictionary

abominable snowman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.

Pronunciation

/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abominable snowman.wav

Word forms

abominable snowman abominable snowmen

Etymology

First attested in 1921. Calque of Tibetan མི་སྡུག་གངས་མི (mi sdug gangs mi), from མི་སྡུག (mi sdug, “repulsive, unlovely, ugly, hideous”) and གངས་མི (gangs mi, “snowman”).

Synonyms

yeti

Related words

Bigfoot menk sasquatch yeti yowie
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