yeti

American  

[yet-ee] / ˈyɛt i /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. Abominable Snowman.

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yeti British  

/ ˈjɛtɪ /

noun

1. another term for abominable snowman

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Etymology

Origin of yeti

First recorded in 1950–55; < the Tibetan language of the Sherpas

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Example Sentences

“Imagine you had to publish a debunking of the yeti in the yeti-hunting journal and the only people who peer review it are yeti experts,” he says.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

A huggable gray marled knit featured the brand name emblazoned across it and led the way for myriad shaggy, multicolor retro looks that came across as part-Woodstock, part mythical yeti.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

She and two young accomplices help reunite the creature with its family while keeping it out of the hands of evil, money-backed humans who want the yeti for financial gain.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

But “Abominable,” about a girl who discovers a yeti on the rooftop of her Shanghai apartment building, is so safe, so risk-free, so bland, that its business imperatives are never just off-screen.

From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2019

Muggle sightings of the yeti have been so numerous that the International Confederation of Wizards felt it necessary to station an International Task Force in the mountains on a permanent basis.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling