Definitions
An phone call made by an automated service
Word origin
From robo- + call. First use appears c. 1998 in the Associated Press Newswire.
Used in a sentence
“The e-mailers are upset about “robocalls”—pre-recorded, automated phone calls containing anti-Democratic political messages.”
“Things are at least as bad on mobile phones, which were the lucky recipients of 48 billion robocalls in the United States alone last year.”
“Republicans robo-called Americans during their dinner and evening hours, blaming the annoying calls on Democrats.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Automated phone pitch”8 letters
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