Abominable Snowman
noun
a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.
Also called
yeti.
Origin of Abominable Snowman
1920–25; spurious translation of a supposed Tibetan phrase
metoh kangmi, probably an erroneous rendering of Tibetan
mi t'om man-bear and
k'ang mi snowfield man
British Dictionary definitions for abominable snowman
abominable snowman
noun
a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains
Also called: yeti
Word Origin for abominable snowman
a translation of Tibetan
metohkangmi, from
metoh foul +
kangmi snowman