"hooman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hoomans [plural]
Etymology: Respelling of human. The slang sense was popularized in the 2010s and is used chiefly in DoggoLingo. Etymology templates: {{m|en|human}} human Head templates: {{en-noun}} hooman (plural hoomans)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of human. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: human
    Sense id: en-hooman-en-noun-Rc1mzKiI Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of DoggoLingo: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (slang, humorous) A human being, especially a person who owns a dog or cat. Tags: humorous, slang
    Sense id: en-hooman-en-noun-HLYDXcMi

Inflected forms

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