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Hooman

name
/ˈhuː.mən/

Etymology

A respelling of human. In science fiction, seemingly popularized by the speech pattern of the Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise. The slang sense was popularized in the 2010s and is used chiefly in DoggoLingo.

  1. borrowed from هومن

Definitions

  1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name هومن (human).

  2. A human being.

    • It was established that the chimps' high living standard had been watched and envied by the hoomans for some length of time.
    • During the fight, Alexander found himself cut off from his men when a war elephant charged at him, but Peritas, who had been his companion on the campaign, leapt (probably in slow motion, possibly from a helicopter) in front of his hooman.

  3. Pronunciation spelling of human.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA