clanka

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

  • clankah

Etymology

From clanker (“robot”), with the "hard r" exchanged for a "soft a", coined by analogy with the contrast between nigga and nigger. Thus, this term constitutes a variant of clanker which is imagined as less offensive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklæŋkə/
  • Rhymes: -æŋkə

Noun

clanka (plural clankas)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of clanker (“robot”).
    Mass produced? Nah Clanka I'm out here producing mass.
    (popular meme image)

Usage notes

  • Often used in fictional dialogues of droids or other AI robots as a reclaimed self-identifier used amongst themselves.
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