Mutant

noun

/ˈmjuːtənt/

Word Frequency: 3.4

Definitions

1.nounSomething which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

"Your plaid fish are mutants."

2.nounSomeone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

"Your neighbor seems to be a mutant; he’s so cringy!"

3.adjectiveOf, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.

"Your mutant fish are dying."

4.adjectiveStrange, abnormal, or bizarre.

"Your mutant brother just growled at me again!"

5.nounAn object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.

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