Meaning & use
hoomans
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“hoomans” is a form of “hooman”.
Meaning
nounpluralhumorousslang
A humorous, deliberately misspelled word for humans, often from the imagined point of view of a pet.
Grammar: Plural form; the singular is hooman: the hooman fed me.
Patterns
- the hoomans
- my hoomans
The cat stared at the hoomans until someone opened the treat bag.
My dog thinks the hoomans in this house exist to throw balls.
The caption read: the hoomans left, so the party can begin.
Common combinations
- my hoomans
- My hoomans leave for work and I take the sofa.
- the hoomans are home
- Quick, the hoomans are home, look innocent.
- silly hoomans
- Silly hoomans, the box is better than the toy.
- train the hoomans
- The puppy is training the hoomans to wake up at six.
Synonyms and how they differ
- humans
- Humans is the standard word, while hoomans adds a joking, pet-voice tone.
- people
- People is neutral and general, whereas hoomans suggests the jokes of a meme.
- owners
- Owners refers only to those who own a pet, while hoomans can mean any people from a pet's perspective.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: hoomans or humans?
hoomans vs humans
Humans is the correct standard spelling; hoomans is only a joke spelling and should not be used in essays.
Practice
In which situation would hoomans be most natural?
Choose one answer.
Hoomans is playful slang and fits a pet-voice caption. It would be out of place in formal reports, contracts or news.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “hoomans”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.