hooman

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Respelling of human. The slang sense was popularized in the 2010s and is used chiefly in DoggoLingo.

Noun[edit]

hooman (plural hoomans)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of human. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (slang, humorous) A human being, especially a person who owns a dog or cat.
    • 2019, Mackenzi Lee, The History of the World in Fifty Dogs, New York, NY: Abrams Image, →ISBN, page unknown:
      During the fight, Alexander found himself cut off from his men when a war elephant charged at him, but Peritas, who had been his companion on the campaign, leapt (probably in slow motion, possibly from a helicopter) in front of his hooman.
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