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mobot

noun
/ˈməʊbɒt/

Etymology

Blend of Mo (“nickname for Mohamed”) + robot (“dance move”).

  1. derived from mōbilis — “easy to be moved, moveable”
  2. suffixed as mobot — “mobile + bot”

Definitions

  1. A mobile autonomous robot, especially one used in artificial intelligence research, or as…

    A mobile autonomous robot, especially one used in artificial intelligence research, or as a toy.

  2. A celebratory dance where the arms and hands form an "M"-shape over the head, associated…

    A celebratory dance where the arms and hands form an "M"-shape over the head, associated with runner Mo Farah.

    • In 2012, the Foundation started up the “do the Mobot” campaign, encouraging everyone to do a Mobot dance in order to raise £100,000 towards the Mo Farah orphanage & sports academy.
    • A rare break in proceedings before 'Song 2' brought yet another surprise, as Damon successfully got an entire field of revellers to do the 'Mobot' in honour of track star and double-goldwinning medallist Mo Farah.
    • I felt like a balloon, floating above all this mayhem, looking down on someone who looked like me doing the Mobot with Mo Farah (he thanked me for inventing it, by the way).

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