Appendix:Plants vs. Zombies/Zombuck

English

Etymology

Blend of zombie +‎ buck (“a unit of a particular currency”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ʹzŏmbŭk, IPA^(key): /ˈzɒmbʌk/
• (Northern England) enPR: ʹzŏmbo͝ok, IPA^(key): /ˈzɒmbʊk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈzɑmbʌk/
• Rhymes: -ɒm
• Hyphenation: Zom‧buck

Alternative forms

• zombuck (uncapitalized)

Proper noun

Zombuck (plural Zombucks)

1. (Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, historical, rare) A currency taken from the zombies and used to buy some items.
   • 2012 May 20, Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, Facebook:

     Get more Zombucks!

   • 2013 June 6, seancurry1, “Is anyone playing PvZ Adventures on Facebook?”, in Reddit‎^[1], r/PlantsVSZombies:

     [...] once you advance and have unlocked a few more yards and houses, the coins come quicker, the plants get planted quicker, and you can beat levels more easily, thus getting you more zombucks.

   • 2013 August 7, Demi-Gods Play, Plants vs Zombies Adventures - Tips and Tricks - Beginners Guide to Easy Zombucks and Exp‎^[2], via YouTube:

     The reward for this level is, um, 200 Zombucks [...]

   • 2021 December 1, WhereAreOurDix, “Say absolutely anything and I will connect it to Dr. Zomboss PVZ (original by u/VaniestLoki) (just wanted to try it out)”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/PlantsVSZombies:

     Money -> Bucks -> Zombucks -> Pvz adventures -> Dr.Zomboss

2. (by extension, rare) The zombies' unit of currency.
   • 2023 February 1, Gabbbyyyyyyyyy, “Make the comments look like Jack-in-the-Box Zombie's search history”, in Reddit‎^[4], r/PlantsVSZombies:

     “Free zombucks”
     “Zombucks.com free”
     “Free zombucks website”

   • 2023 May 22, DimoffAkaGreen, “A VERY scuffed sketch of good ol' Zomboss.”, in Reddit‎^[5], r/PlantsVSZombies:

     "What the fuck do you mean that my 3 million zombucks Gargantuar Prime X MK2 was defeated by a common lawn mover"
     -Zomboss asked calmly