Meaning of Maybot | Babel Free

Definitions

A nickname for Theresa May.

UK, derogatory, humorous

Examples

“Whirr. Clunk. Clang. The Maybot’s eyes rotated into life.”

“Theresa Villiers, the former Northern Ireland Secretary, sacked in the Maybot takeover, sported a vacuous grin throughout the whole mechanical exercise, confirming perhaps that the election chip had been successfully inserted.”

“Her campaign team seemed to have found a patch for the Maybot.”

“2018 November 21, Brian Smith, letter to the editor in "‘Queue-jumping’ comment reveals the Tories’ moral vacuum", The Guardian. The perils of AI decision-making incorporating false assumptions is nicely illustrated by the Maybot’s latest output: EU citizens will no longer be able to “jump the queue ahead of ... software developers from Delhi”.”

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