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robot

[ˈɹʷoː.bʌt]

noun

LanguageJamaican Creole English

Meaning
  1. illegal taxi
  2. A vehicle operating as a taxi without the proper license. People often use these when they want to pay less than a licensed taxi fare.
Examples

Mi n'ave nuh big money fi spen' pon taxi. See one robot a come deh. Mek wi tek it.

I don't have a lot of money to spend on a cab. Here's an illegal taxi. Let's take that.

Pronunciationˈɹʷoː.bʌt

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a slang term for unlicensed transport.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.