andy

See also: Andy

English

Etymology

From android +‎ -y, coined by Philip K. Dick in his 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈændi/

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• Rhymes: -ændi

Noun

andy (plural andies)

1. (science fiction, slang) android
   • 1968, Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

     Well, no intelligence test would trap such an andy. But then, intelligence tests hadn't trapped an andy in years, not since the primordial, crude varieties of the '70s.

   • 1989, Ron Goulart (ghostwriting as William Shatner), TekWar

     These damn andies can pass for humans, as can most of the more expensive andies these days.

Synonyms

• replicant

Anagrams

• dyna