Abominable snowman
a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.
noun
a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains Also called yeti
n.
1921, translating Tibetan meetaoh kangmi.
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anything ; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. intense aversion or loathing; detestation: He regarded lying with abomination. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an abomination. Contemporary Examples He cleared the temple of its abomination and rededicated it to the one god of Abraham. How Jews Invented Heaven Lisa […]
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