-babblecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. eco-babble n.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: babble n.

Etymology: < babble n., after psychobabble n.Formations are found from the 1980s; their first elements are combining forms ending in -o . Compare compound formations with a noun as first element and babble n. as second element, such as pulpit-babble (second half of the 17th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from the early 20th cent.), coffee-house babble, art-babble (both late 19th cent.).

colloquial (originally U.S.).

Used as the second element in compounds denoting various types of confusing or pretentious jargon, esp. that characteristic of a specified field or group. See also eco-babble n. at eco- comb. form 4, Eurobabble n. at Euro- comb. form 4, technobabble n. at techno- comb. form 2a.

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1982 Omni Sept. 87/1 He directed his attention to Robby and lowered his barriers again. He tuned out the neurobabble and looked deeply into Robby's mind.

1990 Poetry Rev. Spring 41/1 Telling one another how much we care in the worn-out words of greenspeak and sociobabble is unlikely to increase our level of green and social awareness.

1991 C. Paglia in Arion Spring 150 Sometimes a penis is not a penis. A phallus, in Francobabble, is just a power tool.

1992 J. R. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life ix. 293 If..[they] can't agree among themselves, why should you confuse yourself with trying to understand their econobabble?

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Dec. 10/4 When he met with the commissioners he gave an explanation of his views in a kind of geo-babble.

2005 Observer 6 Nov. (Business section) 7/3 Disregard the corpo-babble.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	-babble
释义	-babblecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. eco-babble n. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: babble n. Etymology: < babble n., after psychobabble n.Formations are found from the 1980s; their first elements are combining forms ending in -o . Compare compound formations with a noun as first element and babble n. as second element, such as pulpit-babble (second half of the 17th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from the early 20th cent.), coffee-house babble, art-babble (both late 19th cent.). colloquial (originally U.S.). Used as the second element in compounds denoting various types of confusing or pretentious jargon, esp. that characteristic of a specified field or group. See also eco-babble n. at eco- comb. form 4, Eurobabble n. at Euro- comb. form 4, technobabble n. at techno- comb. form 2a. ΚΠ 1982 Omni Sept. 87/1 He directed his attention to Robby and lowered his barriers again. He tuned out the neurobabble and looked deeply into Robby's mind. 1990 Poetry Rev. Spring 41/1 Telling one another how much we care in the worn-out words of greenspeak and sociobabble is unlikely to increase our level of green and social awareness. 1991 C. Paglia in Arion Spring 150 Sometimes a penis is not a penis. A phallus, in Francobabble, is just a power tool. 1992 J. R. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life ix. 293 If..[they] can't agree among themselves, why should you confuse yourself with trying to understand their econobabble? 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Dec. 10/4 When he met with the commissioners he gave an explanation of his views in a kind of geo-babble. 2005 Observer 6 Nov. (Business section) 7/3 Disregard the corpo-babble. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < comb. form1982
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