Internet culture signal
clanker
What does clanker mean?
You probably saw this somewhere.
A mocking term for a robot or AI, especially when joking about machines taking over human work.
Okay, so what do they mean?
“Clanker” is a joking or insulting nickname for robots, AI systems, or other machines.
What does it look like in the wild?
- “Get the clankers out of here.”
- “Another clanker took my job.”