A Star Traveler's Dictionary
What A Difference A Syllable Makes
clankie: Semi-affectionate slang term for a cybershell, or other robot body. Contrast the more neutral hardhat; compare squishie. An important note, however, is that the semi-affectionate slang term is clankie. Changing the last syllable to clanker converts it to a highly offensive substrate slur, similar in spirit to the way