abominable snowman

noun

abominable snow·​man
-ˈsnō-mən, 
-ˌman How to pronounce abominable snowman (audio)
variants often Abominable Snowman
: a mysterious creature with human or apelike characteristics reported to exist in the high Himalayas

called also yeti

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No, that’s not an abominable snowman growing a new layer of ice while sitting in the parking lot. — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024 Perhaps the greatest mysteries—Loch Ness, the abominable snowman, Ron DeSantis’ shoes—must always go unanswered. — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023 Neither technological progress nor scientific expansion can expunge the delightful possibility that the abominable snowman (or Bigfoot, or the Mothman) might well be out there. — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 18 Jan. 2024

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First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of abominable snowman was in 1921

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abominable snowman

noun
often capitalized A&S
: a creature somewhat resembling a human being or ape that is reported to exist in the Himalayas

called also yeti

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