zimbo

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noun

A particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.

OriginPortuguese zimbo →
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Meanings

zimbo1

nounzimbo (plural zimbos)

plural zimbos

  1. A particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.

zimbo2

nounzimbo (plural zimbos or zimboes)

plural zimbos · plural zimboes

  1. human sciencesA non-conscious person analogous to a zombie, but capable of interrogating and discussing its own internal states.

Zimbo3

nounZimbo (plural Zimbos)

plural Zimbos

  1. slangA Zimbabwean, usually a white person who grew up after 1980.

Origin

zimbo · noun

  1. Portuguesezimbo
  2. Englishzimbo

Borrowed from Portuguese zimbo.

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zimbo · noun

From zombie, by switching vowels. Coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett.

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Zimbo · noun

From Zimbabwean + -o.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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