Maybot
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From May + -bot. Popularised by John Crace for political sketches published since November 8th 2016.
Proper noun[edit]
the Maybot
- (UK politics, derogatory, humorous) A nickname for Theresa May.
- 2016 November 8, John Crace, “Theresa struggles to take back control – from her own Maybot”, in The Guardian:
- Whirr. Clunk. Clang. The Maybot’s eyes rotated into life.
- 2017 May 8, Michael Settle, “Election sketch: the Maybot repeats herself - strong and stable leadership; me not him”, in The Herald Scotland:
- Theresa Villiers, the former Northern Ireland Secretary, sacked in the Maybot takeover, sported a vacuous grin throughout the whole mechanical exercise, confirming perhaps that the election chip had been successfully inserted.
- 2017 June 3, Andrew Rawnsley, “The Maybot and Monsieur Zen. A drama that didn’t obey the script”, in The Guardian:
- Her campaign team seemed to have found a patch for the Maybot.
- 2018 November 21, Brian Smith, letter to the editor in "‘Queue-jumping’ comment reveals the Tories’ moral vacuum", The Guardian.
- The perils of AI decision-making incorporating false assumptions is nicely illustrated by the Maybot’s latest output: EU citizens will no longer be able to “jump the queue ahead of ... software developers from Delhi”.