technobabble
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of technobabble
First recorded in 1980–85; patterned on psychobabble
Example Sentences
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The series’ celebrated technobabble is just a kind of reformulated abracadabra; human characters get the hang of alien gear faster than you could look up how to reset your car’s clock in the owner’s manual.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021
It’s a compelling logline, even if the show itself was too bogged down in the usual Marvel trappings of action and sci-fi technobabble to be satisfying introspective.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2021
In science fiction-tinged horror, it’s fairly common to hand-wave cellphones away as a rescue option because of “some form of electrical interference” or other technobabble.
From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2018
Adding to the mystery, bitcoins hinge on tongue-twisting technobabble even most Wall Street pundits can't grasp.
From US News • Jun. 10, 2016
The more technobabble, the more expensive the watch.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010
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