- This term clips and blends the terms "xbox" and "robots". It uses robots to mean someone who automatically performs and action. This refers to when "xbots" will automatically respond to anything negative that is said about the Xbox 360. It is also a rhyming blend because it sounds similar to the term "xbox".
Xbots
blending and clipping; noun
Internet users who love the Xbox 360 video game system and constantly argue how they believe that it is much better than any other type of gaming system.
Etymology : This is a clipping and blending of the two terms 'xbox' and 'robot'.
Source : "I want to critique the online mode but all these xbots keep rejecting my posts" from a forum user (www.gametrailers.com, September 2008)
Last modified: 5 December 2008