Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

robot-nappers

English answer:

kidnappers of robots

Added to glossary by Mohamed Fouda
Feb 11, 2022 19:59
2 yrs ago
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English term

robot-nappers

English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
-Where's Robot? And my remote?
-We don't know!
- You used the remote to steal him!
Confess!
-No, we just came here to...
-Fly Bots! Seize the rotten robot-nappers!
And power up the Truth Ray!
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Tony M, Yvonne Gallagher

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Discussion

philgoddard Feb 11, 2022:
I agree that strictly speaking you shouldn't repeat the question in the answer - you can't do that in a dictionary - but Ingunn has given a correct explanation, so what does it matter?

Responses

+4
9 mins
Selected

kidnappers of robots

It's a made-up word, based on the concept of 'kidnapper' = someone who captures a person against their will, possibly as a hostage or to obtain a ransom, for example.

So they think the robot has been abducted.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes. Looks like some people think it's acceptable these days to use the same term in the "answer"
37 mins
Thanks, Yvonne!
agree Guilherme Zeitune
2 hrs
Thanks, Guilherme!
agree Badri Seyed Jalali
1 day 11 mins
Thanks, Badri!
agree Anastasia Kalantzi
1 day 1 hr
Efharisto Anastasia!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, everyone!"
+2
7 mins

robot-nappers

Robot-nappers is a made up term that combines robot with kidnapper. The term should stay as written - it's funny and so fits well in the dialogue.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : I assume this is being translated into Arabic, so it can't stay as written.
2 mins
agree Clauwolf
31 mins
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : whether or not it stays (and I assume this is being translated FROM English), it should not be the same headline term
42 mins
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