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tinskin

tinskin noun: a robot or artificial intelligence.

Noun

tinskin (plural tinskins)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) A robot or artificial intelligence.
    Synonyms:
    clanker, cogsucker, rust monkey, wireback

Synonyms of tinskin

Forms of tinskin

pluraltinskins
alternative formtin skin
alternative formtin-skin

Origin of tinskin

By surface analysis, tin (“type of metal”) + skin. May have been inspired by redskin, shitskin, cumskin.

Questions about tinskin

What does tinskin mean?
Tinskin means a robot or artificial intelligence.
What part of speech is tinskin?
Tinskin is a noun.
What is the plural of tinskin?
The plural of tinskin is tinskins.

Words near tinskin in the dictionary

  1. tinseltown
  2. tinseltowns
  3. tinselwork
  4. tinsely
  5. tinsful
  6. tinskin
  7. tinskins
  8. Tinsley
  9. Tinsley Green
  10. tinsleyite
  11. Tinsleys

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