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technobabble
[ tek-noh-bab-uhl ]
/ ˈtɛk noʊˌbæb əl /
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noun
incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
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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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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.”