"zomboid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more zomboid [comparative], most zomboid [superlative]
Etymology: zombie + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zombie|oid}} zombie + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} zomboid (comparative more zomboid, superlative most zomboid)
  1. (informal) Zombielike. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-zomboid-en-adj-4-GR9Xmx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 78 22

Noun

Forms: zomboids [plural]
Etymology: zombie + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zombie|oid}} zombie + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} zomboid (plural zomboids)
  1. (informal) A person who resembles a zombie. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-zomboid-en-noun-NtoPbq9W

Inflected forms

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