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