robocop

[ roh-boh-kop ]

noun

1. a remote-controlled, programmable robot under development for use in law enforcement.
2. a police officer who acts in a mechanical, routine manner:

   A robocop gave me a speeding ticket on my way to the emergency room!

3. a person who tries to control or restrain someone’s bad behavior.

Word History and Origins

Origin of robocop¹

1985–90; robo- + cop ¹; from the 1987 science-fiction movie RoboCop , in which a crime-fighting robot is constructed from the remains of a dead police officer

Example Sentences

Cyborgs are already a feature of popular culture and sci-fi, appearing in TV series like Doctor Who, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, and films including Terminator and Robocop.

From BBC

Fargeat, who was born in Paris, took up filmmaking from a very young age, making little movies of her toys, and developed a passion for genre movies thanks to her grandfather, who let the 12- or 13-year-old Coralie watch films her parents considered too violent: the “Rambo” series, “RoboCop” and “The Fly.”

From New York Times

Epper’s prolific credits include stunt work in “The Bionic Woman,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “RoboCop,” “The Italian Job” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2.”

From Seattle Times

One of Rubin’s most famous segments was one of his most uncomfortable: In an 2014 remote interview with Samuel L. Jackson, who was promoting his new film, a remake of “RoboCop,” Rubin confused the “Pulp Fiction” actor with Laurence Fishburne.

From Los Angeles Times

Epper’s prolific credits include stunt work in “The Bionic Woman,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Robocop,” “The Italian Job” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2.”

From Los Angeles Times