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wolfman

American  
[woolf-man] / ˈwʊlfˌmæn /

noun

Folklore.
  • wolfmen
    plural
  1. a man who turns into a wolf on certain occasions, as at the time of the full moon; werewolf.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of wolfman

First recorded in 1600–10; wolf + man


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On Sunday, the wolfman was noticeably absent at the Chiefs’ home win over the Broncos.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023

To be beautiful is to be exposed to the world, like my wolfman legs when I wear a skirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

The four are a wolfman, a dwarf attracting iron like a magnet, an electric girl who gives shocks to anyone touching her, and an insect-taming albino.

From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021

Unanswered Question: How did a wolfman manage to attend high school without media scrutiny and a political firestorm?

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2011

Meanwhile, the wolfman was not very far away.

From Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys by Harold Avery

When he sees park financing redirected into KISS’s hotly anticipated engagement, Devereaux plots a hostile, vaguely explicated takeover involving an army of albino wolfmen in silver onesies and KISS’s evil android doppelgängers.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2013

This seems especially odd considering American folklore's longtime obsession with scary wolfmen.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2011

Expect tarantulas, snakeboys, wolfmen and other scary stuff.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2011

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