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/

• Audio (General Australian):

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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