merman
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Louie’s face appears on a merman swimming near a shipwreck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
But the first mermaid that comes into focus doesn’t so much evoke wonder as it does a flashback of Ben Stiller’s merman in “Zoolander.”
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2023
After sneaking into Wakanda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Marvel’s merman demigod Namor emerges from the water in the darkness.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
One merman even ventured into a local tavern, where he splayed himself out atop the bar, puffing a long cigarette.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2020
A stone merman rose from its waters, twenty feet tall from tail to crown.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The mermen began to appear in the summer of 2017, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, a provincial fishing town roughly midway between Montreal and Greenland.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2020
The TV production stars what appear to be very young versions of mermaids and mermen in stories that teach basic math, reading and social skills.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Dive Bar’s 40-foot-long aquarium, located above the main bar, holds 7,500 gallons of saltwater, 60-some tropical fish and, on occasion, mermaids and mermen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2018
Chandler of the Merfest, in particular, deals with them as one of the few males, called mermen, who put on a tail - which he does for “fun and exercise,” not for money.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2015
In the background of my mental link, I heard underwater explosions and the sound of battle cries: Cyclopes bellowing, mermen shouting.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
