zombie out
zombie out
To function or behave in a listless, vacant, or robotic manner. An allusion to the characteristics typical of a zombie, a reanimated human corpse that shambles around mindlessly. I was up all night dealing with two sick kids, so I've been zombying out in the office today. You can't help but zombie out when you're doing such boring, menial tasks. My dad just sort of zombied out after my mother passed away.
See also: out, zombie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- zombie
- zombies
- back from the dead
- come to life
- come alive
- come back from the dead
- end game
- a security blanket
- game is not worth the candle, the
- strike out at (something or some place)