frammis
/ˈframɪs/(also framis, frammiss) US informal (frequently humorous )
noun
1With capital initial. As a generic surname, especially in comic strips or in an invented company name.
2Nonsense, jargon; commotion, confusion.
3Especially in imitations of jargon or technical vocabulary: a thing which the speaker cannot or does not name, a thingy.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Nevada State Journal (Reno). Origin uncertain. Perhaps a humorous use of the surname Frammis, attested earlier in the 20th cent. Compare.
- information overload
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- information processing
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- information revolution
- information-rich
- information room
- information scent
- information science
- information scientist
- information security
- information service
- information superhighway
- information technology
- information theory
- information transfer
- information war
- information warfare
- informatisation
- informative
- informatively
- informativeness
- informatization