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View synonyms for Abominable Snowman

Abominable Snowman

noun

  1. a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.


abominable snowman

noun

  1. a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains Also calledyeti
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Abominable Snowman1

1920–25; spurious translation of a supposed Tibetan phrase metoh kangmi, probably an erroneous rendering of Tibetan mi t'om man-bear and k'ang mi snowfield man
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Abominable Snowman1

a translation of Tibetan metohkangmi, from metoh foul + kangmi snowman

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