walking carpet

== English == === Etymology === 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”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈkɑːpɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈkɑɹpɪt/ Hyphenation: walk‧ing car‧pet === Noun === walking carpet (plural walking carpets) (slang, derogatory or humorous) An exceptionally hairy person. ==== Translations ==== === References ===