robo-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: robot n.²

Etymology: < robo- (in robot n.²); compare -o- connective.Attested in a small number of formations from the 20th cent., exemplified below.

1. Chiefly Science Fiction. Forming nouns with the sense ‘a robotic or automatic ——’.

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1945 A. E. van Vogt in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 83/1 Sensitive detectors must be probing the skies, to make sure no roboplanes or other solar craft were passing overhead.

1979 J. P. Hogan Two Faces of Tomorrow 8 There'll probably only be robodiggers or something on it, but maybe we ought to hang around to check it out.

1984 S. Elgin Native Tongue i. 19 There's a robobus due by in about fifteen minutes, that stops at the hospital.

1990 E. Dorn Abhorrences 172 The recruits are as still as mice with an extra gene, transfixed in the glare of a robocat.

2006 Dogs Monthly July 55/1 If a robo-dog gets damaged or malfunctions, he can be fixed and spare parts can be obtained.

2. Forming nouns with the sense ‘a —— resembling a robot, esp. in being resilient, emotionless, or futuristic’.

ΚΠ

1988 Weekly World News 26 Jan. 13/3 [He] got his break into movies playing the Russian robo-boxer..in Rocky IV.

1989 Washington Post 11 July b 3/5 But that does not explain what can only be described as Robo Roach. I have seen people use the heel of a shoe to hit such a bug squarely over the head..only to have the mocking bug jump up and into the attacker's face.

1989 Mod. Painters Autumn 64/1 In one school playground are a group of wall murals in a neo-comic book, space age, robo art style.

1992 New Republic 20 Apr. 45/2 It is the so-called ‘robo-candidate’, Clinton, who has given the most evidence of a genuine heart beating under the circuit boards.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 65/1 Their meaty brew of robodisco, cracked-out house and acid funk.

robocall n.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊbəʊkɔːl/

U.S.

/ˈroʊboʊˌkɔl/

/ˈroʊboʊˌkɑl/

U.S. an automated telephone call which delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company.

ΚΠ

1998 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 26 Oct. [Her] voice is on the other end of thousands of ‘robo calls’ placed to New Mexicans.

2008 New Yorker 5 May 24/1 Citizens would no longer be harassed by robocalls, push-polling, or attack ads.

robocop n.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊbəʊkɒp/

U.S.

/ˈroʊboʊˌkɑp/

originally Science Fiction a robotic or bionic law enforcement officer; (in extended use) a police officer whose behaviour is likened to that of a robot (cf. sense 2).Popularized by the title of the 1987 film Robocop (which is the subject of quot. 1987).

ΚΠ

1957 H. Ellison in If Aug. 79/1 Bergman stopped at the door, as the robocop rolled up, and its tentacles slammed out at him.

1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. 18 When a cop..is murdered by a gang of old-style thugs, his shattered body is used for spare parts in the prototype of a new concept in law enforcement—the robocop, a microchip man whose task it is to clean up the streets.

2001 Maclean's 7 May 24/2 I'm talking about the police, the Kabuki chorus lines of robocops banging their shields with sticks as they marched into battle.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	robo-
释义	robo-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: robot n.² Etymology: < robo- (in robot n.²); compare -o- connective.Attested in a small number of formations from the 20th cent., exemplified below. 1. Chiefly Science Fiction. Forming nouns with the sense ‘a robotic or automatic ——’. ΚΠ 1945 A. E. van Vogt in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 83/1 Sensitive detectors must be probing the skies, to make sure no roboplanes or other solar craft were passing overhead. 1979 J. P. Hogan Two Faces of Tomorrow 8 There'll probably only be robodiggers or something on it, but maybe we ought to hang around to check it out. 1984 S. Elgin Native Tongue i. 19 There's a robobus due by in about fifteen minutes, that stops at the hospital. 1990 E. Dorn Abhorrences 172 The recruits are as still as mice with an extra gene, transfixed in the glare of a robocat. 2006 Dogs Monthly July 55/1 If a robo-dog gets damaged or malfunctions, he can be fixed and spare parts can be obtained. 2. Forming nouns with the sense ‘a —— resembling a robot, esp. in being resilient, emotionless, or futuristic’. ΚΠ 1988 Weekly World News 26 Jan. 13/3 [He] got his break into movies playing the Russian robo-boxer..in Rocky IV. 1989 Washington Post 11 July b 3/5 But that does not explain what can only be described as Robo Roach. I have seen people use the heel of a shoe to hit such a bug squarely over the head..only to have the mocking bug jump up and into the attacker's face. 1989 Mod. Painters Autumn 64/1 In one school playground are a group of wall murals in a neo-comic book, space age, robo art style. 1992 New Republic 20 Apr. 45/2 It is the so-called ‘robo-candidate’, Clinton, who has given the most evidence of a genuine heart beating under the circuit boards. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 65/1 Their meaty brew of robodisco, cracked-out house and acid funk. 3. robocall n. Brit. /ˈrəʊbəʊkɔːl/ , U.S. /ˈroʊboʊˌkɔl/ , /ˈroʊboʊˌkɑl/ U.S. an automated telephone call which delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company. ΚΠ 1998 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 26 Oct. [Her] voice is on the other end of thousands of ‘robo calls’ placed to New Mexicans. 2008 New Yorker 5 May 24/1 Citizens would no longer be harassed by robocalls, push-polling, or attack ads. robocop n. Brit. /ˈrəʊbəʊkɒp/ , U.S. /ˈroʊboʊˌkɑp/ originally Science Fiction a robotic or bionic law enforcement officer; (in extended use) a police officer whose behaviour is likened to that of a robot (cf. sense 2).Popularized by the title of the 1987 film Robocop (which is the subject of quot. 1987). ΚΠ 1957 H. Ellison in If Aug. 79/1 Bergman stopped at the door, as the robocop rolled up, and its tentacles slammed out at him. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. 18 When a cop..is murdered by a gang of old-style thugs, his shattered body is used for spare parts in the prototype of a new concept in law enforcement—the robocop, a microchip man whose task it is to clean up the streets. 2001 Maclean's 7 May 24/2 I'm talking about the police, the Kabuki chorus lines of robocops banging their shields with sticks as they marched into battle. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1945
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