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noun
A period of high unemployment or job losses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal, sometimes
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noun
The widespread technological unemployment expected to be caused by advances in artificial intelligence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
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History
From job + -pocalypse. The "caused by artificial intelligence" sense may have popularized by the Financial Times newspaper in late 2025.
