Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zombie out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: zom-bie out
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.

Slang

Example Sentences

"1981, Contemporary Keyboard VII:i–vi, page unknown Ada Richter has compiled [Piano Classics] with the noble idea of helping younger students work on various aspects of technique without having to zombie out on drills and exercises."
"After Dennis got killed, my mom just kind of zombied out for a couple of years."
"After I’ve been zombied out, will they hurt my dad?"
"After the ‛copter had crashed on Cobre Road, [Cody] figured he’d zombied out."
"Black women just seem to do their time different. They sing more, goof around more. They don’t zombie out like the rest of us."
"My man here keeps zombying out."

Etymology

First attested in 1981. From zombie + out. Compare the earlier adjective zombied-out (1976).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

zombies out (present, singular) zombieing out (participle, present) zombied out (participle, past) zombied out (past)

Questions

What does zombie out mean?: To become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.
Where does zombie out come from?: First attested in 1981. From zombie + out. Compare the earlier adjective zombied-out (1976).

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