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robocall

noun

Etymology

From robo- + call. First use appears c. 1998 in the Associated Press Newswire.

  1. derived from callis — “path”
  2. derived from caulae — “sheepfold”
  3. derived from calwe — “bald”
  4. prefixed as robocall — “robo + call”

Definitions

  1. An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an…

    An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message.

    • The e-mailers are upset about “robocalls”—pre-recorded, automated phone calls containing anti-Democratic political messages.
    • Things are at least as bad on mobile phones, which were the lucky recipients of 48 billion robocalls in the United States alone last year.

  2. To make a robocall to.

    • Republicans robo-called Americans during their dinner and evening hours, blaming the annoying calls on Democrats.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA