wumpus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwʌmpəs/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

wumpus (plural wumpuses or wumpi)

  1. A fictional reclusive monster.
    • 1987, Etienne Wenger, Artificial Intelligence and Tutoring Systems:
      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.
    • 2003, Selmer Bringsjord, Michael John Zenzen, Superminds: People Harness Hypercomputation, and More:
      A scream occurs when the agent shoots an arrow that kills the wumpus.
    • 2008, Andreas Jahn-Sudmann, Ralf Stockmann, Computer Games as a Sociocultural Phenomenon:
      In Hunter, towards the end of the game, the player is tracking the wounded wumpus and finds herself in a room of interconnected caves.

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