hooman · noun1
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.
Hooman · proper noun2
- Middle Persian · derived from[Term?]
- Persian · borrowed fromهومن
- English todayHooman
From Persian هومن (human, literally “good-natured”), from Middle Persian [Term?].
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.