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robosigning 

Signing documents without reading them, as in the practice of banks and mortgage lenders whose foreclosure proceedings have been halted because the papers were signed without proper review.
Ex. 1:
Banker 1: "There's no way we'll get these foreclosures processed in time to make our numbers for this quarter."
Banker 2: "Don't worry, we can pull the associates in for a marathon of robosigning."

Ex. 2:
Dude 1: "Dude, someone just dinged your rental car. I hope you got the full coverage!"
Dude 2: "Dude, I don't know: I robosigned the application!"
robosigning by blakesflakes October 5, 2010
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robo-signer 

A person who signs a legal document without reading it or understanding the document's contents.

In the foreclosure industry, robo-signing is the practice of a bank employee signing thousands of documents and affidavits without verifying the information contained in the document or affidavit. Some reports have revealed that one bank official performed the Herculean task of signing off on almost 10,000 documents in one month. The practice calls into question the validity of thousands of mortgage foreclosures across the country. When the practice recently came to light, four major banks, J.P. Morgan Chase, Ally Financial/GMAC, Bank of America and Wells Fargo all called a halt to foreclosure actions in 23 states. In the days following their announcements, Bank of America ceased foreclosures in all 50 states. A coalition of 40 attorneys general plan on launching a probe into mortgage-servicing practices and may hold them accountable where there were violations of state foreclosure laws.
"Bank of America and several other institutions, including JPMorgan Chase and GMAC Mortgage, halted foreclosures in late September and early October amid a growing controversy over problematic documents, including so-called robo-signers — bank employees who say they signed foreclosure affidavits without reviewing the documents."

-The Washington Post, October 21, 2010
robo-signer by DeeGee212 June 17, 2011
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robosigning 

The illegal practice of signing off on real estate foreclosure documents without verifying the information within. This is done by persons in the finance and housing industries to speed up the process of foreclosing homes.
A few major banks are under investigation for alleged robosignings, which could result in fraud charges.
robosigning by brianbbad October 5, 2010

ROBONIGGER 

Pass the blunt RoboNigger.
ROBONIGGER by dogendburn February 23, 2017

Robosigning 

when an official or employee signs any document put in front of them without reading it first.
It was easy to get my lunch expensed - I just put it in a stack of letters my manager was robosigning.

Robosigning 

when an official or employee signs any document put in front of them without reading it first.
It was easy to get my lunch expensed - I put the receipt in a stack of letters my manager was robosigning.

How bout dem knicks? 

A phrase referring twoard the New York Knicks.
Its usually said to break an unplesent moment of silence.
Guy 1: I think I may be gay.
Guy 2: ...
Guy 1: ...
Guy 2: How bout dem knicks?
How bout dem knicks? by Flame060 March 28, 2005
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