Abominable Snowman

noun
1.
a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.
Also called yeti.
Origin
1920-25; spurious translation of a supposed Tibetan phrase metoh kangmi, probably an erroneous rendering of Tibetan mi t'om man-bear and k'ang mi snowfield man
British Dictionary definitions for Abominable Snowman

abominable snowman

noun
1.
a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains Also called yeti
Word Origin
a translation of Tibetan metohkangmi, from metoh foul + kangmi snowman
Word Origin and History for Abominable Snowman

abominable snowman

n.

1921, translating Tibetan meetaoh kangmi.