noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A robot or artificial intelligence. derogatory, slang

   "I don't support giving rights to tinskin wireback clankers!"

Synonyms

All synonyms

clankercogsuckerrust monkeytinskin

Example

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"I don't support giving rights to tinskin wireback clankers!"

Etymology

By surface analysis, wire + back, in reference to protruding wires on the backs of some real and fictional robots. Adapted from wetback.

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