snowman

English

/ˈsnəʊ.mæn/, /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/

noun
Definitions
  • A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).
  • (baseball) A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).
  • (slang) A playing card with the rank of eight.
  • An attractive but heartless man (similar to ice queen).

Etymology

Suffix from English snow.

Origin

English

snow

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