Maybot

A nickname for Theresa May.

Proper noun

  1. A nickname for Theresa May.
    • Whirr. Clunk. Clang. The Maybot’s eyes rotated into life. - 2016 November 8, John Crace, “Theresa struggles to take back control – from her own Maybot”, in The Guardian:
    • Theresa Villiers, the former Northern Ireland Secretary, sacked in the Maybot takeover, sported a vacuous grin throughout the whole mechanical exercise, confirming perhaps that the election chip had been successfully...
    • Her campaign team seemed to have found a patch for the Maybot. - 2017 June 3, Andrew Rawnsley, “The Maybot and Monsieur Zen. A drama that didn’t obey the script”, in The Guardian:

Origin

From May + -bot. Popularised by John Crace for political sketches published since November 8th 2016.

Forms

the Maybot