-o-matic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from automatic.

Suffix[edit]

-o-matic

  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.

Anagrams[edit]

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