frankenstein

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  1. the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses
  2. the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
  3. an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator

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  • Still crankin' away on Betsy Ross and my "frankenstein" sewing and collecting ideas for new creations.
  • At the risk of being labeled a hijacker, please, frankenstein, gimme the skinny on that guitar. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • Well, if you call that geographic frankenstein a "country" and think that is civilized to crush 5-years-old children with hundreds of tons. tanks, I can only hope that you don't have a rifle, otherwise the US will see another school carnage … —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • And I don't remember Bush winning any war. on 02 / 15 / 2009, -4 / +2arpad is right. iraq is the frankenstein monster of the cold war era. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • Skype 4.0. beta 2, a sequel to the horror story (a la frankenstein) of Skype 4.0. beta 1? —  The Blog known as Skype-watch.com, Skype-gadgets.com.
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