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frankenstein

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1. frankenstein - Noun

2. frankenstein - Verb

3. Frankenstein - Proper noun

Meaning

the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses

the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)

an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator

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We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian physics ruled by Frankenstein logic. David O. Russell

So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein - more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation. Mary Shelley

Igor (limping off): Walk this way - and Dr. Frankenstein limps off after him. Mel Brooks

Dr. Frankenstein Damn your eyes! Igor (pointing at his lazy eye) Too late! Mel Brooks

Yeah, I was run out of town. They chased me up to the castle of Aberdeen with torches. Just like the Frankenstein monster. And I got away in a hot air balloon. And I came here to Seattle. Kurt Cobain

Listen to me, Frankenstein. You accuse me of murder; and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature. Oh, praise the eternal justice of man! Mary Shelley

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