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droid, n. colloq.
Brit. |drɔɪd|, U.S. |drɔɪd|
Forms: 19– 'droid, 19– droid
[Shortened ‹android n.]
1. orig. and chiefly Science Fiction. A robot, freq. a humanoid one; an android.
1976G. Lucas Star Wars iv. 56 'Droids can't replace a man, Luke. 1989‘G. Naylor’ Red Dwarf 81 Skutters, the small service droids with three-fingered clawed hands, joined to their motorized bases by triple-jointed necks, whizzed between the various computer terminals. 1996SFX May 96/2 This less-than-cuddly little droid could be your best friend in a time of crisis. 2000New Scientist 21 Oct. 11/3 A 900-megahertz radio link connects the two-wheeled droid's webcam via your PC to a Web server. Log on, and you can drive the robot around your home.
2. orig. and chiefly U.S. A person thought to resemble an android in some way; esp. one perceived as lacking in personality or individuality, or whose behaviour is considered mindless or mechanical.
1980Maclean's 20 Oct. 41/2 The Nader droids are reading through the real-life Nader's Raiders files looking for ‘anything of social significance’. 1989N.Y. Press 4 Aug. 5/2 He brainwashes humanity until his dreamworld of droids becomes reality. 1995Entertainm. Weekly 3 Nov. 64/3 Lyric references to synth-pop droid Gary Numan. 2001Yahoo! Internet Life Oct. 24/4 Not all Americans are ignorant droids who only follow the next big thing. |