noun
or zom·bie ˈzämbē
( -s )
Etymology: of Niger-Congo origin; akin to Kongo & Kimbundu & Tshiluba nzambi god, Kongo zumbi good-luck fetish, image
1.
a.
(1) : the deity of the python in West African voodoo cults
(2) : the snake deity of the voodoo rite in Haiti and the southern United States
b. : the supernatural power or essence that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body
c. : a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement held to have died and been reanimated but often believed to have been drugged into a catalepsy for the hours of interment
2.
a. : a person thought to resemble the so-called walking dead : dope
b. : a person markedly strange or abnormal in mentality, appearance, or behavior : character , queer
c. Canada : a home-defense army conscript unwilling to volunteer for overseas service
3. : a very tall mixed drink make of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice, shaken and served with ice, and decorated with mint and fruit