This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
technobabble
[ tek-noh-bab-uhl ]
/ ˈtɛk noʊˌbæb əl /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use technobabble in a sentence
Bob turned to Henry Hyde, the Republican who died in 2007, and said, “Oh my gosh, what technobabble.”