manimal

English[edit]

manimal (plural manimals)

(informal) A fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals.
- 2004 January 1, Christopher Miles, “Kori Newkirk; the project”, in Artforum International Magazine:
  Standing naked against a wintry landscape, the figure became a screen for the projection of identities--beast, bigfoot, manimal, specter, even, to use a word Newkirk's work encourages one to use in all its dangerousness, spook.
- 2006 February 1, Paul Z. Myers, Pharyngula, ScienceBlogs
  President panders to anti-manimal lobby! Dr Moreau flees country in rage!
- 2006 February 4, Charlie Pierce, “Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!”, in National Public Radio:
  Two years ago we were going to Mars, and that sort of didn't happen...and now there's, like, manimal.
(slang, by analogy) A person compared to such a creature, especially an unkempt and uncivilized, or strong and sexually aggressive man.
- 2004 January 1, Michael Burnett, “Tumyeto army”, Thrasher, High Speed Productions, Inc.
  Layton smacked his head hard on a front feeble, but bounced back up to get the make. That kid's a manimal.
  
  "Oh, he's so on the team," Diego kept saying.