pod person

noun

1. informal.
   a person who behaves in a strange esp mechanical way, as if not fully human

Word History and Origins

Origin of pod person¹

C20: from the science-fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956; remade 1978) in which individual humans are replaced by alien replicas grown in giant pods

Example Sentences

And if every pod person is staying isolated outside the pod, the chances of one of them bringing the virus into the pod are extremely slim—certainly no greater than they might be in a medium-to-large-sized family.

From Slate

If Mom is a coffee pod person, I recommend Tayst coffee pods: The flavor is good, and the pods are compostable.

From Slate

It was like watching my sister be replaced with a pod person.

From Slate

That is a pod person explanation for a trend seemingly started by pod persons.

From Golf Digest

Her emojis feel studied, like she’s a pod person who’s been passing herself off as a regular, non-Trump-affiliated 35-year-old mother, absorbing the signifiers but none of the signified.

From Slate