Abominable Snowman

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noun

a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.

Origin of Abominable Snowman

1920–25; spurious translation of a supposed Tibetan phrase metoh kangmi, probably an erroneous rendering of Tibetan mi t'om man-bear and k'ang mi snowfield man

Also called yeti.

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yeti

British Dictionary definitions for abominable snowman

abominable snowman

noun

a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan MountainsAlso called: yeti

Word Origin for abominable snowman

a translation of Tibetan metohkangmi, from metoh foul + kangmi snowman

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Word Origin and History for abominable snowman

1921, translating Tibetan meetaoh kangmi.