Wookiee

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwʊki/
• Rhymes: -ʊki

Noun

Wookiee (plural Wookiees or Wookies)

1. A member of a fictional race of tall, hairy bipeds in the universe of the Star Wars motion pictures.
   • 1985, Stephen King, Peter Straub, The Talisman, page 341:

     What's this guy tryinna [sic] disappear behind you, a Wookie? [sic]

   • 2009, Janet Evanovich, Plum Spooky, page 98:

     I backed it out to the dirt road, and the door to the double-wide opened and a big guy, more Wookiee than human being, filled the doorway.

   • 2009, Jaqueline Girdner, Murder, My Deer, page 115:

     Kevin whined, his Wookiee face showing hurt somewhere beneath the dark glasses.

Translations

A fictional race from Star Wars

• French: wookie (fr) m

Further reading

• Wookieepedia article on Wookiees