ETYMOLOGY Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zonbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost
DATE circa 1871
1.usually zombi a. the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b. a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated 2. a. a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially:automaton b. a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior 3. a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice • zom·bie·like \\-bē-ˌlīk\\ adjective