English Explanatory Dictionary

walking carpet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An exceptionally hairy person.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈkɑːpɪt/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈkɑɹpɪt/ en-au-walking carpet.ogg

Word forms

walking carpet walking carpets

Etymology

From a scene in the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, 1977), in which Princess Leia insults Chewbacca, a member of a race of hairy bipeds called Wookiees, by referring to him as a “walking carpet”.

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