mombie

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cow. Zimbabwe
    — "Mr. Mhene," Chris said, rather cautiously. "On my way here I met a herd of cows wandering down the road. Tourists will come to the Mavuradonha to see elephants and sables, not mombies."
    The cattle that have stayed up this high are wild.
  2. A mother who is consumed by raising her children to the point of being sleep-deprived or simply obsessed, and hence zombie-like. Canada,US,derogatory,slang,sometimes
    — A mombie is a woman who "changes" after having a baby. She's been brainwashed by motherhood, […]. She loves nothing more than joining an army of other mombies, so don't be surprised if your old friend-turned-mombie begins to spend her time primarily with other mombies who are all covered in some kind of murky baby secretion.
  3. A zombie (i.e. undead) mother. Canada,US,nonce-word,slang
    — There was a blood smear across her mouth, skewed like lipstick applied by a drunken hand. Mom was a fucking zombie. “Mombie,” he said, giggling stupidly, deliriously.

词形变化

mombies plural mombies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè
Shona mombebor.
English mombie
Borrowed from Shona mombe (“cow”), from Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.
词源 2
Blend of mom + zombie.
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