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pod person

British

noun

informal a person who behaves in a strange esp mechanical way, as if not fully human

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Etymology

Origin of pod person

C20: from the science-fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956; remade 1978) in which individual humans are replaced by alien replicas grown in giant pods

Example Sentences

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If Mom is a coffee pod person, I recommend Tayst coffee pods: The flavor is good, and the pods are compostable.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2020

It was like watching my sister be replaced with a pod person.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2019

That is a pod person explanation for a trend seemingly started by pod persons.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 5, 2019

And what if a bully is just a different kind of pod person?

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2018

And a burst of ethereal music, late in the film, turns out to be coming from a radio, which a pod person eventually remembers to shut off.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2012

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