Frankenstein
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- noun
- /ˈfræŋkənˌstaɪn/
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monstruo de Frankenstein
- It's like, how do you lose control of the Frankenstein that you've created?
And when fear gets activated, let's assume that that's our Frankenstein brain going What if?
- And when fear gets activated, let's assume that that's our Frankenstein brain going What if?
- The techno core wasn't some Frankenstein artificial intelligence that broke its shackles.
- It's like, how do you lose control of the Frankenstein that you've created?
- And then there's my own personal like almost like Frankenstein explorations with with particular robots.
- I think that it's going to, it's not, I don't think it's going to be a Frankenstein.
- There's one Conan O'Brien eats fried chicken and then crashes in a car and it's like this kind of Frankenstein monster version of me right now.
- So if it's just one Frankenstein monster, that's cool.
- So he had a great big fucking Frankenstein step.
- He got up, put on his clothes with like this giant Frankenstein stitch down the side.
- That is, I mean, that's some Frankenstein style shiitake gang gang.
- So they got it's basically the full Frankenstein.
- And like you'd be, you'd be doing this weird Frankenstein thing.
- It's just that he has this Frankenstein ish theory about about how they change with time.
Examples
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In the story, Victor Frankenstein realizes that he has created a Frankenstein that he can no longer control.
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So in this context, Victor Frankenstein's monster emerges as what we might call the ultimate unnaturalized foreigner.
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Is it because you dance like a young frankenstein during the dance number?
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So check out this Frankenstein creation.
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So if it's just one Frankenstein monster, that's cool.
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"Frankensteins."
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"Frankensteins."
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Tim Apple Don't think he's going to get Frankenstein's monster right.
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But the real kicker is, will it actually be a well-rounded system, or will it be a Frankenstein's monster of of random PC goodness?
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Many people view technology as a Frankenstein, a creation that can turn against its maker.
Synonyms
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A very cruel person who hurts others without pity
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A creature that a scientist brings to life in Mary Shelley's novel
A machine or system made from mismatched parts that becomes dangerous and hard to control
Compounds
- Offensive
A scientist whose work many people see as dangerous or unethical
- Literature
A person who creates or alters living things in risky, shocking ways
- Literature
A machine or system made from mismatched parts that becomes dangerous and hard to control
- Literature
A person or company that creates powerful technology that causes dangerous problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frankenstein comes from the name of a scientist in Mary Shelley's novel who built a patched-together creature from dead parts that later 'escaped' his control. So calling a machine or idea a Frankenstein means it is a dangerous creation that harms the person who made it.