Replicant (noun)
re-pli-kant
(in science fiction) a genetically engineered or artificial being created as an exact replica of a particular human being.
From replica+ -ant first used in the film Blade Runner (1982).
Example sentences
“It wasn’t even really him, just a replicant in his image.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
