walking carpet
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walking carpet
- /ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈkɑːpɪt/ UK
- /ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈkɑɹpɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From a scene in the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, 1977), in which Princess Leia insults Chewbacca, a member of a race of hairy bipeds called Wookiees, by referring to him as a “walking carpet”.
noun walking carpets
- An exceptionally hairy person. “Really.” Mac arched a thick eyebrow. “You didn't say anything about my body hair when we were going out together.” / Peter kept his eyes on the espresso and away from Mac's hairy wrist. “You're not like...that guy. You're not a walking carpet. And my God, you've got muscle definition.”
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title = {walking carpet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walking%20carpet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
