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neepery

neepery noun: technological jargon.

Noun

neepery (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Technological jargon.
    • But all this, he realized, was something he'd learned over the course of years with the Rebellion, years of dealing with the sophisticated technologies and scientific neepery available on Coruscant and its inner worlds.1997, Barbara Hambly, Star Wars: Planet of Twilight, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 154
    • "…so we've got a LAN hooking up the office, the stable, and the kitchen, since your mom has access to the database if we get a call from a customer and I'm out in the fields," Dad said, as Tannim's head spun under the burden of all the computer neepery.1999, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, The Chrome Borne, Baen Books, →ISBN
  2. (slang) Trivia or highly-detailed information, especially that which an author includes in a work of fiction as a result of research.
    • Thank you, SF-FWs, bryant street, IAMTW, and novelscribes for various neepery and encouragement; […]2006, Nancy Holder, Daughter of the Flames, Silhouette Books (2006), unnumbered page (acknowledgements)
    • […] to Susan McCrackin for financial aid neepery, […]2007, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Supernatural: Nevermore, HarperEntertainment (2007), page ix (acknowledgments)

Examples of neepery in a sentence

  • Technical neepery -- it is not necessary or desirable for rope to grip pulleys.2012 July 13, David Dyer-Bennet, “Re: purchase”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet):
  • Finlay's marvelous book Patriot Witch, the first in his Traitor to the Crown Series, is a beautiful example of a novel that inserts necessary neepery without bogging down the story.2011, Steven Harper, Writing the Paranormal Novel: Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements into Your Story, Writer's...

Origin of neepery

From neep-neep, slang for a computer enthusiast, which reportedly arose at the California Institute of Technology in the 1970s.

Questions about neepery

What does neepery mean?
Neepery means technological jargon.
How do you use neepery in a sentence?
Technical neepery -- it is not necessary or desirable for rope to grip pulleys.
What part of speech is neepery?
Neepery is a noun.

Words near neepery in the dictionary

  1. neeny
  2. neep
  3. neep lantern
  4. neep lanterns
  5. Neepawa
  6. neepery
  7. neeps
  8. Neepsend
  9. neer
  10. neera
  11. Neeraj

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