"zoomies" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzuːmiz/ Audio: En-au-zoomies.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: zoom + -ies Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zoom|ies}} zoom + -ies Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} zoomies
  1. plural of zoomie Tags: form-of, plural Form of: zoomie
    Sense id: en-zoomies-en-noun-QjNyBpzQ

Noun

IPA: /ˈzuːmiz/ Audio: En-au-zoomies.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: zoom + -ies Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zoom|ies}} zoom + -ies Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} zoomies pl (plural only)
  1. (US military slang) Nontechnical units of radiation, such as are present in a compartment containing or near nuclear weapons or a nuclear reactor, or are picked up on a dosimeter. Tags: US, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-zoomies-en-noun-4yWlS5tM Categories (other): American English, DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -ies Disambiguation of DoggoLingo: 0 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 56 42 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 26 43 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ies: 3 66 31 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (informal) A period of frenzied running in a pet cat or dog. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Synonyms: FRAP, frenetic random activity period
    Sense id: en-zoomies-en-noun-OKZKtHtx

Inflected forms

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