wumpus

/ˈwʌmpəs/

Etymology

Coined in an early text-based computer game, Hunt the Wumpus (published 1973).

wumpus means A fictional reclusive monster. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

wumpus is pronounced /ˈwʌmpəs/.

noun

A fictional reclusive monster.“In addition to the Wumpus, other dangers are lurking: namely deadly pits, and bats that grab the player and drop her in a random cave.”