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pod person

pod person noun: a conformist person, especially one who lacks personality or originality.

Noun

pod person (plural pod people)

  1. (derogatory) A conformist person, especially one who lacks personality or originality.
    • If I hadn't known better, I would have sworn that aliens had stolen the real Jessica and replaced her with some pod person.1996, Constance Hiser, Sixth Grade Star
    • “Not my fault! The trash can move.” “Don't sweat it, Chaka.” “Uh, You okay? You're not yelling at me for for hanging out here? You're not even gonna tell me I piss off the neighbors?” “Nah, do what you want. Hang out. Piss on the neighbors if you want. I really don't care. I now know what it feels...1999 September 7, Erica Rothschild, “Graffiti” (1:58 from the start), in Downtown, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Chaka Henson (Leyora Zuberman), archived from the original on 06 May 2026

Examples of pod person in a sentence

  • Oh yeah.” “Was that my pain-in-the-ass older brother or some kind of pod person?”1999 September 7, Erica Rothschild, “Graffiti” (1:58 from the start), in Downtown, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Chaka Henson (Leyora...
  • "I'm not stalking you," she said, with all the sincerity of a pod person in The Body Snatchers.2003, Bett Williams, The Wrestling Party:
  • Yes, I was so afraid my yuppie brother had turned you into a pod person.”2017 April 4, Will Campos, Dez Dolly, Daniel Johnson & David Welch, “Cinethrax” (3:31 from the start), in Dimension 404, season 1, episode...

Forms of pod person

pluralpod people

Origin of pod person

From the science fiction novel The Body Snatchers (1955) and subsequent film adaptations, in which aliens use mysterious pods to grow replicas of humans that are perfect in every way except for their lack of personality.

Questions about pod person

What does pod person mean?
Pod person means a conformist person, especially one who lacks personality or originality.
How do you use pod person in a sentence?
Oh yeah.” “Was that my pain-in-the-ass older brother or some kind of pod person?”
What part of speech is pod person?
Pod person is a noun.
What is the plural of pod person?
The plural of pod person is pod people.

Words near pod person in the dictionary

  1. pod hotel
  2. pod hotels
  3. pod mod
  4. pod mods
  5. pod people
  6. pod person
  7. pod shaver
  8. pod shavers
  9. pod slurping
  10. pod vegetable
  11. pod vegetables

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