fembot
/ˈfɛmbɑt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Yes, the girl is valuable. But, my fembots can do anything she can."
- "Jawohl, Herr Doktor. I have created the ultimate weapon to defeat Austin Powers. Send in the fembots!"
- "The body of Eve 8, the fembot, represents both steely industrial strength and the mysteries of microelectronic circuitry."
- "[...] patriarchal socialization works to sap, stunt and tame this energy, leaving successfully adapted women as little more than 'fembots' or 'feminized artifacts' who have become the products and commodities of patriarchal 'necrophilic' sexual fantasy."
- "Too many people, forgetting the discipline of love and rage, have read the "Manifesto" as the ramblings of a blissed-out, technobunny, fembot."
Etymology
Blend of female + -bot. Coined by screenwriters Arthur Rowe and Oliver Crawford in the television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), specifically in "Kill Oscar" (season 2, episode 5) first broadcast on October 27, 1976.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɛmbɑt/
- British English: /ˈfɛmbɒt/