renamoe Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 What does "Flingomatic" mean here, and what is it combined of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikenobi Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I believe it's a combination of the words "fling" and "automatic." So it's something that automatically flings ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auth Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, renamoe said: What does "Flingomatic" mean here, and what is it combined of? See, actually, the machine is a rather odd thing. It's actually mainly constructed of the ice in the recipe, and it flings gears, or as some people call them, "omatics" So it is a machine made of ice that flings omatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine G Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, Auth said: See, actually, the machine is a rather odd thing. It's actually mainly constructed of the ice in the recipe, and it flings gears, or as some people call them, "omatics" So it is a machine made of ice that flings omatics. I gotta give you kudos for that signature. What is your favorite quote? (Apologies for not being on topic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-met Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 "o-matic" is a fairly common suffix for many purposes. It would be highly unlikely that you've never heard of it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terra B Welch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I think the "omatic" part is supposed to make it sound scientific. Though I've always just called the ice flingomatic a "flinger dinger" cause I'm a derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenomeSquirrel Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Well-met said: "o-matic" is a fairly common suffix for many purposes. It would be highly unlikely that you've never heard of it before. Omatic is not really a suffix, the ic part is, but it means pertaining to, and is not a good fix. The suffix also makes the word an adjective, which shouldn’t be after its noun in English. The er suffix would have been the best fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 How have you guys never heard -o-matic before? It's the funniest thing to tag on the end of automatic machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirToastyToes Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Same case with the Fish Scale-o-Matic, it's just a goofy sounding faux scientific name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Three Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Very commonly used, often in a humorous way. It's to make a machine sound advanced and futuristic. Oftentimes it'll be for simple tasks with no apparent need for automation. "Cut your laundry time in half with the new Fold-o-matic 2000!!" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-o-matic Similarly, you'll see "-o-meter" for machines that measure random things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 48 minutes ago, Blue Three said: Similarly, you'll see "-o-meter" for machines that measure random things. Including in this game with the Rainometer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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