-o-matic

suffix

Appended to titles of (often fictional) machines, especially to suggest that the verb to which the suffix is appended is its primary function.

“The Fix-o-Matic 2000 set about repairing the old car.”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Appended to titles of (often fictional) machines, especially to suggest that the verb to which the suffix is appended is its primary function.

    The Fix-o-Matic 2000 set about repairing the old car.

Origin

Back-formation from automatic.

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Cite this entry
APA

-o-matic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-o-matic

MLA

“-o-matic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-o-matic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-o-matic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-o-matic.

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