hooman
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A respelling of human. The slang sense was popularized in the 2010s and is used chiefly in DoggoLingo.
Noun
[edit]hooman (plural hoomans)
- (slang, humorous) A human being, especially a person who owns a dog or cat.
- 2019, Mackenzi Lee, The History of the World in Fifty Dogs, New York, NY: Abrams Image, →ISBN, page unknown:
- During the fight, Alexander found himself cut off from his men when a war elephant charged at him, but Peritas, who had been his companion on the campaign, leapt (probably in slow motion, possibly from a helicopter) in front of his hooman.
- Pronunciation spelling of human. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
[edit]a person who owns a dog or cat
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