zoomies
zoom·ies/ˈzuːmiz/noun
zoomies is spelled Z-O-O-M-I-E-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (zoom·ies). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zoomies means “Nontechnical units of radiation, such as are present in a compartment containing or near nuclear weapons or a nuclear reactor, or are picked up on a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zoomies?
| Letters | 7: Z-O-O-M-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: zoom·ies |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zoomies?
Zoomies appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zoomies?
- /ˈzuːmiz/
Zoomies has 2 syllables, split zoom·ies in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-zoomies.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-zoomies.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does zoomies mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangNontechnical units of radiation, such as are present in a compartment containing or near nuclear weapons or a nuclear reactor, or are picked up on a dosimeter.
I wouldn't go back there unless you want to get some zoomies!
- 2
informalA period of frenzied running in a pet cat or dog.
- 3
plural of zoomie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zoomies come from?
From zoom + -ies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).