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sociobabble

sociobabble noun: the jargon used by sociologists.

Noun

sociobabble (uncountable)

  1. The jargon used by sociologists.
    • This urge to be "scientific" — demonstrating again the divine power of that word — is creating a whole new language paralleling English: sociobabble.1987, George Charles Roche, A world without heroes: the modern tragedy
    • Although he seemed less introspective than the rest and his run-on sociobabble was a bit more aimless, he conveyed the same aura of perpetual distraction.1991, Martin Oppenheimer, Radical Sociologists, page 54

Origin of sociobabble

From socio- + babble.

Questions about sociobabble

What does sociobabble mean?
Sociobabble means the jargon used by sociologists.
What part of speech is sociobabble?
Sociobabble is a noun.

Words near sociobabble in the dictionary

  1. socioanthropological
  2. socioanthropologically
  3. socioanthropologist
  4. socioanthropologists
  5. socioanthropology
  6. sociobabble
  7. sociobehavioral
  8. sociobehavioural
  9. sociobiodiversity
  10. sociobiological
  11. sociobiologically

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