zomboid

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English

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Etymology

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From zombie +‎ -oid.

Adjective

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zomboid (comparative more zomboid, superlative most zomboid)

  1. (informal) Zombielike.
    • 1991, David Lusted, The Media Studies Book: A Guide for Teachers, page 106:
      The effects which are supposed to be produced can be caricatured as inactivity (the zomboid slump in front of the box) or, at the other extreme, a manic activity []
    • 2003, Brett Bailey, The Plays of Miracle & Wonder, page 33:
      The coffins eventually reached cold storage, where they were to lie for another six weeks. Enter the sangomas. The antidote for zombies requires that sangomas reunite the zomboid spirits with their bodies.

Noun

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zomboid (plural zomboids)

  1. (informal) A person who resembles a zombie.