as in idiot
a stupid person
the supervisor was a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in her life
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The result is a spooky visage of some sort of golem staring out of the planet's surface.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
Although the original fable sees the golem run amok, the idea of the creature endures as an empowering fantasy in a time of rising anti-Semitism.
—Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
The rabbi created one such golem for himself to perform tiresome household chores: chopping wood, carrying water, sweeping the floor.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
So denied, the golem went berserk, tearing down houses, throwing rocks, and wreaking havoc in the street.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
Although the original fable sees the golem run amok, the idea of the creature endures as an empowering fantasy in a time of rising anti-Semitism.
—Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
The rabbi created one such golem for himself to perform tiresome household chores: chopping wood, carrying water, sweeping the floor.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
So denied, the golem went berserk, tearing down houses, throwing rocks, and wreaking havoc in the street.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
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“Golem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golem. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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