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technoplegic

technoplegic noun: a person who freezes up psychologically when confronted with new technology or resists technological advance.

Noun

technoplegic (plural technoplegics)

  1. (informal) A person who freezes up psychologically when confronted with new technology or resists technological advance.
    • The technoplegics among you will probably spew your usual twaddle about how Cuba will be a democracy before these advancements hit the street.2000 March 4, Peckhammer [username], “Do Harleys have a future in a digital world?”, in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet)

Forms of technoplegic

pluraltechnoplegics

Origin of technoplegic

From techno- + -plegic, implying paralysis by technology.

Questions about technoplegic

What does technoplegic mean?
Technoplegic means a person who freezes up psychologically when confronted with new technology or resists technological advance.
What part of speech is technoplegic?
Technoplegic is a noun.
What is the plural of technoplegic?
The plural of technoplegic is technoplegics.

Words near technoplegic in the dictionary

  1. technophobes
  2. technophobia
  3. technophobias
  4. technophobic
  5. technophoria
  6. technoplegic
  7. technoplegics
  8. technopole
  9. technopoleis
  10. technopolies
  11. technopolis

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