Wookiee

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/ˈwʊki/

noun

A member of a fictional race of tall, hairy bipeds in the universe of the Star Wars motion pictures.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounWookiee (plural Wookiees or Wookies)

plural Wookiees · plural Wookies

  1. A member of a fictional race of tall, hairy bipeds in the universe of the Star Wars motion pictures.

    What's this guy tryinna [sic] disappear behind you, a Wookie? [sic]

    1985, Stephen King, Peter Straub, The Talisman, page 341
    2 more examples

    I backed it out to the dirt road, and the door to the double-wide opened and a big guy, more Wookiee than human being, filled the doorway.

    2009, Janet Evanovich, Plum Spooky, page 98

    Kevin whined, his Wookiee face showing hurt somewhere beneath the dark glasses.

    2009, Jaqueline Girdner, Murder, My Deer, page 115

Translations

French wookie
  • wookieA fictional race from Star Wars

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Wookiee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wookiee

MLA

“Wookiee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wookiee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wookiee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wookiee.

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