wireback en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
By surface analysis, wire + back, in reference to protruding wires on the backs of some real and fictional robots. Adapted from wetback.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang) A robot or artificial intelligence.
I don't support giving rights to tinskin wireback clankers!
Clanker. Wireback. Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.
[2025 August 6, CT Jones, “How ‘Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur”, in Rolling Stone, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 19 Oct 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wirebacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
clanker · cogsucker · tinskin · rust monkey