Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. North America, pejorative An automated telemarketing phone call that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message.
- v. North America, pejorative To make robocalls.
Etymologies
- 1998, robo- + call. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“According to Shaun Dakin of the non-partisan Citizens for Civil Discourse, individuals in three states have reported receiving a new robocall from the National Pro-Life ... var news_amount = 8;”
“Ugh! CNN calls the robocall about killing babies a challenge to Obama's position on abortion ... jeezus '!!!”
Big News Orgs Picking Up On Magnitude Of McCain's Robo-Slime Campaign
“That really turned them off to Liberman, not because it was Clinton per se but because it was a robocall, which is about the limit of Clinton's support for Lieberman.”
“FiveThirtyEight, com has pointed out that when receiving an automatic phone poll (a.k.a. a "robocall"), support is at its highest.”
The Huffington Post: Steve Bloom: Legalization or Bust: A Brief History of Marijuana Prohibition
“Justice O'Connor, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 but still actively hears cases as a visiting judge on the federal appeals bench, is featured in an automated "robocall" that went out to voters on Tuesday ....”
The Guardian: Midterm elections live blog - Wednesday 27 October
“Today, Betty White left a warm and positive phone message (listen here) with about a half million Missouri women voters in support of Prop B-- a different kind of robocall, given that this campaign tool is so often used to convey harsh and dishonest information about a candidate or issue campaign on the eve of an election.”
The Huffington Post: Wayne Pacelle: "Hot in Kansas City" - And the Rest of Missouri
“Jackson's campaign placed a "robocall" to Berwyn Heights voters the night before the election, an occurrence which led to several conversations at the town's polling site, Calvo wrote.”
The Washington Post: Berwyn Heights mayor who is suing Pr. George's sheriff wins reelection
“But the 2008 vice presidential nominee recorded a "robocall" that Murphy said rang on the phones of 260,000 likely Maryland primary voters.”
The Washington Post: O'Malley, Ehrlich wins set stage for a rematch
“It is amazing, still, to think that due to the efforts of StopPoliticalCalls.org and our members, there is now "robocall" a character on SNL.”
“Hillary Clinton quickly responded with her own "robocall" that attempted to tar Mr. Obama as an elitist, antigun liberal.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘robocall’.
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Joe the Plumber
Hilariously over-used political talking points, or slogans, labels, etc. Also humorous misspeak. Whatever you want to do with this please do, as long as your entry jogs a memory. Add away.
...team of maveriks, joe the plumber, pork barrel spending, that one, bridge to nowhere, lipstick, arab, nu-cu-lar, battleground states, i approved this m..., hockey mom, 3 am phone call and 165 more...
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It's so hard to find good help these ...
lazy susan, dumb waiter, silent butler, slave drive, meter maid, back seat driver, slave driver, hackney driver, robocall, synced sycophant, digital livery, glossy gossoon and 22 more...
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Words for the Modern Man
A list of words and phrases for those who are not all too familiar with the 21st century.
3G, 4G, affluenza, agritourism, auto-tune, burkini, buzz, captcha, chatroom, cloud, content farm, dramedy and 21 more...
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kad's Words
caliph, sylvain, slither, rebbe, sverdrup, vapid, onus, atavistic, cathexis, acathexis, kludge, lithe and 97 more...
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Digital Terms
Words come and go, perhaps nowhere faster than online. Some industry terms to stay current -- or to remember as they rest in peace.
tweet, cpm, crackberry, nofollow, brick-and-mortar, page view, double opt-in, opt-in, opt-out, mash-up, word of mouth, ctr and 200 more...
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Politrix
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
vexillology, blowback, impunity, extraterritoriality, plenipotentiary, filibuster, pundit, jingoistic, gerrymander, swiftboat, espionage, ipsedixitism and 151 more...
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Aftercrimes, Geoslavery, and Thermoge...
all the words I included in this TED book.
afforestation, aftercrimes, anthrozoology, biocide, biogas, biological passport, biomining, biophilia, bioprospect, biosimilar, bisphenol A, black children and 145 more...
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How does that coincide with your post...
It's not democracy, it's politics.
think tank, 527, talking head, gerrymander, soft money, nimby, dino, rino, astroturf, talking points, push poll, big lie and 45 more...
Tweets
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ecbrenner "An automated phone call that plays a recorded message." --Word Spy Jan 28, 2010
kad This robocall has John McCain in hot water right now:
Oct 20, 2008