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technofetishism

technofetishism noun: a fixation on modern technology.

Noun

technofetishism (uncountable)

  1. A fixation on modern technology.
    • […] bad object choices that result in gear lust and technofetishism, rather than interpersonal human relationships.2006, Sidney Eve Matrix, Cyberpop: Digital Lifestyles and Commodity Culture
    • "SCP-7579 developed internal camouflage so a shmuck like yourself would speculate on it, then convince a more powerful shmuck unlike myself to buy it time. It's probably smarter than us, it's definitely smarter than you, and every second of its existence exponentiates the time and resources I'll...2022 October 18, Placeholder McD, “SCP-7579 [offset 1]”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024

Origin of technofetishism

From techno- + fetishism.

Questions about technofetishism

What does technofetishism mean?
Technofetishism means a fixation on modern technology.
What part of speech is technofetishism?
Technofetishism is a noun.

Words near technofetishism in the dictionary

  1. technofears
  2. technoference
  3. technoferences
  4. technofetish
  5. technofetishes
  6. technofetishism
  7. technofetishist
  8. technofetishistic
  9. technofetishists
  10. technofeudal
  11. technofeudalism

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