snowman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
* snow + -man. * (score of eight; card ranked eight): A typical snowman, built from two balls of snow, resembles a figure eight.
Meanings
- 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).
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A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).
"Then they dropped a snowman (8) on us and did it pretty quick," Narron said. "Then Stone had to stay out there and suck it up for us […]"
2005 June 26, Dayton Daily News, page 44:[The Angels] dropped a snowman early on us [Saturday] and we built a snowman early too.
1996 June 3, Buster Olney, “Chat with Sparky helps 'useless' Johnson Dejected O's manager gets lift from ex-Tigers boss”, in The Baltimore Sun (quoting B. J. Surhoff):For me, another blow-up score of a snowman, 8, seems about right on this hole.
2018, Andre Huu, The Round of Your Life: A Book on Golf and Life, Archway Publishing, →ISBN:
- (slang) A playing card with the rank of eight.
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(rare) An attractive but heartless man.
A few years ago there lived a lover By the name of Jimmy Jones Who really snowed the girls and left them cold And gained the title of "The Great Snowman".
1961, John D. Loudermilk, “The Great Snowman”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
snowman sign · snowmanlike · abominable snowman · snowmanness
Descendants
Hypernyms
Relateds
snow angel · ☃ · iceman
Translations (104)
he אִישׁ שֶׁלֶג (figure made of snow) · it uomo di neve (figure made of snow) · kk қардан жасалған мүсін (figure made of snow) · th ตุ๊กตาหิมะ (figure made of snow) · sk snehuliak (figure made of snow) · es hombre nival (figure made of snow) · nds Sneemann (figure made of snow) · lv sniegavīrs (figure made of snow) · lb Schnéimann (figure made of snow) · sh snégović (figure made of snow) · el χιονάνθρωπος (figure made of snow) · ar رَجُل ثَلْج (figure made of snow) · be сне́жная ба́ба (figure made of snow) · it pupazzo di neve (figure made of snow) · lt senis besmegenis (figure made of snow) · kw den ergh (figure made of snow) · sh snjégović (figure made of snow) · ky кардан жасалган адамдын тулкусу (figure made of snow) · be снегаві́к (figure made of snow) · tl taong niyebe (figure made of snow) · la vir nivis (figure made of snow) · sl snežak (figure made of snow) · yue 雪人 (figure made of snow) · be сьне́жная ба́ба (figure made of snow) · mn цасан хүн (figure made of snow) · mk сне́шко (figure made of snow) · tg бобобарфӣ (figure made of snow) · fi lumiukko (figure made of snow) · cv юр кӗлетке (figure made of snow) · et memm (figure made of snow) · cmn 雪人 (figure made of snow) · fa-ira آدَمبَرْفی (figure made of snow) · sq dordolec i borës (figure made of snow) · pl bałwan śniegowy (figure made of snow) · ja 雪達磨 (figure made of snow) · is snjókarl (figure made of snow) · az qardan adam (figure made of snow) · ky кар киши (figure made of snow) · az qar adam (figure made of snow) · uk снігова́ ба́ба (figure made of snow) · be сьнегаві́к (figure made of snow) · af sneeuman (figure made of snow) · mt borrinu (figure made of snow) · et lumemees (figure made of snow) · tr kardan adam (figure made of snow) · uk снігови́к (figure made of snow) · ko 눈사람 (figure made of snow) · ks شیٖنہٕ گُڑِن (figure made of snow) · ks شیٖنہٕ مۆہنیٛوٗ (figure made of snow) · et lumememm (figure made of snow) · izh lumimees (figure made of snow) · de Schneemann (figure made of snow) · vi người tuyết (figure made of snow) · ca ninot de neu (figure made of snow) · ms orang salji (figure made of snow) · ug قار ئادەم (figure made of snow) · pl bałwan (figure made of snow) · cy dyn eira (figure made of snow) · uz qorbobo (figure made of snow) · it omino di neve (figure made of snow) · pt boneco de neve (figure made of snow) · uz qordan odam (figure made of snow) · st monna wa lehloa (figure made of snow) · ga fear sneachta (figure made of snow) · bg сне́жен чове́к (figure made of snow) · szl śniygulŏk (figure made of snow) · ar إِنْسَان ثَلْجِيّ (figure made of snow) · ru сне́жная ба́ба (figure made of snow) · nl sneeuwman (figure made of snow) · nl sneeuwpop (figure made of snow) · eo neĝhomo (figure made of snow) · da snemand (figure made of snow) · tk gar adam (figure made of snow) · haw kanaka hau (figure made of snow) · nv yas hastiin (figure made of snow) · es muñeco de nieve (figure made of snow) · he בובת שלג (figure made of snow) · sv snögubbe (figure made of snow) · es monigote níveo (figure made of snow) · sq dordoleci i borës (figure made of snow) · nn snømann (figure made of snow) · ru снегови́к (figure made of snow) · hy ձնեմարդ (figure made of snow) · unm kuni-lënu (figure made of snow) · yi שניימאַן (figure made of snow) · tg бобои барфӣ (figure made of snow) · myv ловатя (figure made of snow) · nb snømann (figure made of snow) · it fantoccio di neve (figure made of snow) · af sneeupop (figure made of snow) · sh сне́говић (figure made of snow) · hu hóember (figure made of snow) · ka თოვლიანი (figure made of snow) · ja 雪だるま (figure made of snow) · gd bodach-sneachda (figure made of snow) · lb Schnéimännchen (figure made of snow) · kk аққала (figure made of snow) · ro om de zăpadă (figure made of snow) · lt sniego senis (figure made of snow) · ar تِمْثَال ثَلْجِيّ (figure made of snow) · sh сње́говић (figure made of snow) · izh lumiukko (figure made of snow) · fr bonhomme de neige (figure made of snow) · cs sněhulák (figure made of snow)