robocop

[roh-boh-kop]

noun

1. a remote-controlled, programmable robot under development for use in law enforcement.

2. a police officer who acts in a mechanical, routine manner.

   A robocop gave me a speeding ticket on my way to the emergency room!

3. a person who tries to control or restrain someone’s bad behavior.

Word History and Origins

Origin of robocop¹

1985–90; robo- + cop ¹; from the 1987 science-fiction movie RoboCop , in which a crime-fighting robot is constructed from the remains of a dead police officer

Example Sentences

Approaches for forwards Ronen Harazi - jokingly referred to as 'RoboCop' because of a metal rod in his leg - and Jon Dahl Tomasson proved fruitless, while a late-season deal for Chris Waddle was branded a "panic buy" by a supporter on camera.

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Like fictional police officer Alex Murphy who is remade into RoboCop, these real-life cyborgs act via algorithms rather than free will.

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In RoboCop, our yuck factor is carefully held at bay by the cyborg's tough, robotic exterior, but when Peter Weller, playing Adam Murphy/RoboCop, removes his helmet and we, and his partner Anne Lewis, truly see how his human body has been forcibly meshed with mechanical parts, it's not for nothing that he tells her "you may not like what you see."

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Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film “RoboCop” is a dystopic masterpiece.

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RoboCop is no longer viewed as human.

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