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econobabble

econobabble noun: excessively obscure economic jargon.

Noun

econobabble (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Excessively obscure economic jargon.
    • Once you cut through all the econobabble, it says we're headed for a recession.
    • Politicians now use econobabble as a tool of mass confusion, aimed at scaring the public into doing things they don't want to do while narrowing our policy choices.

Origin of econobabble

From econo- + babble.

Questions about econobabble

What does econobabble mean?
Econobabble means excessively obscure economic jargon.
What part of speech is econobabble?
Econobabble is a noun.

Words near econobabble in the dictionary

  1. econazole
  2. Econian
  3. econiche
  4. econiches
  5. econo-
  6. econobabble
  7. econobox
  8. econoboxes
  9. econocar
  10. econocars
  11. econocultural

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