zombocalypse, n.

zombocalypse
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zombocalypse_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2021

# zombocalypsenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zombocalypse mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zombocalypse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zombocalypse pronounced?

#### British English

/zɒmˈbɒkəlɪps/
zom-BOCK-uh-lips

#### U.S. English

/ˌzɑmˈbɑkəˌlɪps/
zahm-BAH-kuh-lips

### Where does the noun zombocalypse come from?

Earliest known use

2000s

The earliest known use of the noun zombocalypse is in the 2000s.

OED's earliest evidence for zombocalypse is from 2007, in Risk Management Magazine.

zombocalypse is formed within English, by clipping or shortening.

Etymons: zombie apocalypse n.

### Nearby entries

1. zolotnik, n. 1783–
2. zombie, n. 1788–
3. zombie apocalypse, n. 1982–
4. zombied, adj. 1972–
5. zombie-esque, adj. 1946–
6. zombie-like, adj. & adv. 1932–
7. zombie worm, n. 2005–
8. zombification, n. 1968–
9. zombified, adj. 1965–
10. zombify, v. 1950–
11. zombocalypse, n.2007–
12. zomboid, adj. 1963–
13. zom-com, n. 2004–
14. zomotherapeutic, adj. 1900–
15. zomotherapy, n. 1900–
16. zona, n. 1706–
17. zona ignea, n. 1818–
18. zonal, adj. 1867–
19. zonality, n. 1909–
20. zonally, adv. 1873–
21. zonal marking, n. 1958–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
Shortened < zombie apocalypse n..

## Meaning & use

1. 2007–
   An imaginary event (as in a film, etc.) in which the world is taken over by zombies; = zombie apocalypse n.
   1. 2007

      > Even though I knew that the zombocalypse didn't happen while I was at the movies, I was more than a little grateful when I finally reached the Gaslamp Quarter and saw the pubs and restaurants filled with happy—and living—people.

      Risk Management Magazine 6/1
   2. 2019

      > The plot fits on a postage stamp—passengers on a train try to escape the zombocalypse—but the execution is perfect.

      Press (Christchurch, New Zealand) (Nexis) 2 September 32

## Pronunciation

### British English

/zɒmˈbɒkəlɪps/
zom-BOCK-uh-lips

### U.S. English

/ˌzɑmˈbɑkəˌlɪps/
zahm-BAH-kuh-lips

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zombocalypse, n. was first published in September 2021.

zombocalypse, n. was last modified in July 2023.