Randroid
Randroid noun: a supporter of Ayn Rand's philosophies, particularly an overzealous one.
Noun
Randroid (plural Randroids)
- A supporter of Ayn Rand's philosophies, particularly an overzealous one.
- Rand's Atlas Shrugged. The only trouble with Rand's brand of "freedom" is having to take your brain to the cleaners weekly. Libertarians and Randroids. Always walking around and muttering to themselves; worrying about everyone else's lack of morals. Never met a bigger bunch of crooks in my life.1980 — Barry B. Longyear, Science Fiction Writer's Workshop-I: An Introduction to Fiction Mechanics, iUniverse (2002), page 123
- […] She was a very unpleasant lady, and one of the most unpleasant things about her was that she was what you might call a 'born-again Randroid,' someone who'd taken Ayn Rand's teachings to such extremes that she made Rand herself look like a flaming liberal by comparison. You know the type?"2007, Wayne Dwight Richards, Richard Ransdell, & LaDawna Word-Denslow, Dragon Drive: A Comedia Mundana, iUniverse, →ISBN
Adjective
Randroid (comparative more Randroid, superlative most Randroid)
- Supporting Ayn Rand's philosophies, particularly overzealously.
- Their high-minded contextually-applied principles typically deteriorated in practice into a ranting rule-mongering no more edifying than that of the plebeian Randroid contingent.1999, Jeff Walker, The Ayn Rand Cult, Open Court, →ISBN, page 199
- At the same meeting I was interviewed by the philosopher and historian George Walsh, a follower of Ayn Rand. The interview turned out to be a disaster, for after it had already been scheduled Walsh heard from Harry Binswanger — a Randroid loyalist I used to call the Basil Rathbone of the...2004, Tibor R. Machan, The Man Without A Hobby: Adventures of a Gregarious Egoist, Hamilton Books, →ISBN, page 107
Examples of Randroid in a sentence
- Despite being populated by Randroids (Ayn Rand devotees) and sci-fi geeks, 4chan's literature board is another that continually surprises with clever content.2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press, →ISBN:
- “Socialists think we're sociopathic Randroid moneyobsessed Silicon Valley hypercapitalists.2024 March 18, Andrew Marantz, quoting Scott Alexander, “О.К., Doomer”, in The New Yorker, page 50:
Forms of Randroid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Randroids |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Randroid |
| superlative | most Randroid |
Origin of Randroid
Blend of Rand + android.
Questions about Randroid
- What does Randroid mean?
- Randroid means a supporter of Ayn Rand's philosophies, particularly an overzealous one.
- How do you use Randroid in a sentence?
- Despite being populated by Randroids (Ayn Rand devotees) and sci-fi geeks, 4chan's literature board is another that continually surprises with clever content.
- What part of speech is Randroid?
- Randroid can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Randroid?
- The plural of Randroid is Randroids.
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