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treknobabble

Syllables: trek·no·bab·ble/ˈtɹɛknəʊˌbæbəl/US/ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/

treknobabble noun: a kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.

Noun

treknobabble (uncountable)

  1. A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.
    • I'd sooner trust treknobabble for an explanation than any thing you say.1997 September 24, $teve2, “Re: SUNBURN : If you were not watching GITM”, in aus.tv.x-files (Usenet)
    • So you think up something like Voyager meets some Romulans stranded in the DQ, or some treknobabble takes down the command staff and Seven assumes command.1999 December 29, Bozo the Proctologist, “Re: Bad Voyager Plots”, in alt.tv.star-trek.voyager (Usenet)

Origin of treknobabble

Blend of Trek + technobabble.

Questions about treknobabble

What does treknobabble mean?
Treknobabble means a kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.
What part of speech is treknobabble?
Treknobabble is a noun.
How do you pronounce treknobabble?
Treknobabble is pronounced /ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/ (US).

Words near treknobabble in the dictionary

  1. Trekkish
  2. trekky
  3. Trekless
  4. Treklit
  5. treknical
  6. treknobabble
  7. Treknological
  8. Treknology
  9. trekpass
  10. trekpasses
  11. trekpath

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