technobabble
[ tek-noh-bab-uhl ]
/ ˈtɛk noʊˌbæb əl /
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noun
incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
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THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of technobabble
First recorded in 1980–85; patterned on psychobabble
Words nearby technobabble
technicolour, technics, technikon, technique, techno, technobabble, technobandit, technocracy, technocrat, technocratic, technofear
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Example sentences from the Web for technobabble
Bob turned to Henry Hyde, the Republican who died in 2007, and said, “Oh my gosh, what technobabble.”