Aberzombie

English

Etymology

Blend of Abercrombie +‎ zombie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Aberzombie (plural Aberzombies)

1. (slang, derogatory, sometimes used attributively) An unthinking conformist who wears fashions from or in the style of the brand Abercrombie & Fitch.
   • 2007, Tim Bergling, Chasing Adonis: Gay Men And the Pursuit of Perfection, Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 106:

     They look at those massive tummies and ample asses on their fellow big men with a leering, lusty eye, the same way your average club kid might go all aflutter when he spots an Aberzombie in the house.

   • 2007, James St. James, Freak Show, Speak, →ISBN, page 21:

     Then I moved on to the sea of chisel-chinned quarterbacks, WASPy golden boys, Aberzombies, and rumpled teenaged fogies.

   • 2012, Kimberly Dana, Lucy and Cecee's How to Survive (and Thrive) in Middle School, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 133:

     After all, no one respects an Aberzombie clone who's just following the trendies!