abominable snowperson

noun

A humanoid or apelike creature supposed to exist in the Himalayas.

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Meanings

nounabominable snowperson (plural abominable snowpeople)

plural abominable snowpeople

  1. nonstandardA humanoid or apelike creature supposed to exist in the Himalayas.

    Actually, he was thinking about Mount Everest and how cold it would be up there, surrounded by blizzards, snow storms and abominable snow people.

    1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 38

Origin

Gender-neutral term of abominable snowman.

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abominable snowperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abominable%20snowperson

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