Meaning of zombie out | Babel Free

Definitions

To become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.

idiomatic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“1981, Contemporary Keyboard VII:i–vi, page unknown Ada Richter has compiled [Piano Classics] with the noble idea of helping younger students work on various aspects of technique without having to zombie out on drills and exercises.”

“After Dennis got killed, my mom just kind of zombied out for a couple of years.”

“After I’ve been zombied out, will they hurt my dad?”

“After the ‛copter had crashed on Cobre Road, [Cody] figured he’d zombied out.”

“Black women just seem to do their time different. They sing more, goof around more. They don’t zombie out like the rest of us.”

“My man here keeps zombying out.”

“The autoworker who zombies out as your car-to-be passes by on the assembly line…contribute[s] to a loss in your personal productivity and sometimes your safety.”

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