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Word of the Day - Droid
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droid
/drɔɪd/
noun
1 (in science fiction) a robot.
1.1 A person regarded as lifeless or mechanical.
Origin
1970s: shortening of android.
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I wonder if any scientists have studied the process of dunking an android into Crisco™ shortening its name to create the word droid.
Is there a patent on the process?
cannot ⇨ can't
I do not know.
