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Definition of techy

: characterized by technological sophistication : technical techy innovations

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Recent Examples on the Web The sensor is easily mounted to any vertical surface outside your home, feeding a brilliant layout that ads a techy touch to any interior. — The Editors, Outdoor Life, "Three Reasons You Need a Personal Weather Station," 4 Dec. 2020 The one caveat to this rule: getting a techy gift that doesn't... uh... work. — Lee Neikirk, USA TODAY, "The 45 best and coolest tech gifts of 2020," 25 Sep. 2020 In a bid to go more techy, the blue chip exchange announced the addition of Salesforce.com, Amgen and Honeywell International last week. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, "Buffett’s big bet on Japan sends global stocks higher," 31 Aug. 2020 Other rich-looking textiles inspired by techy athletic wear are used as well. — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, "Tested: 2021 Polestar 2 Goes Light on Style, Big on Tech," 3 Aug. 2020 Model Emily Ratajkowski who, yesterday, was spotted in New York City making the case for techy earphones out on the streets. — Vogue, "Geek-Chic! Emily Ratajkowski Makes the Case for Techy Earphones," 3 Oct. 2019 In Padua’s story the two friends complete the gargantuan engine and become an eccentric, techy crime-fighting duo. — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, "In Celebration of Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer," 14 Oct. 2015 The dance punk band YACHT has always felt like a somewhat techy act since debuting in the early 2000s. — Wired, "How YACHT Used Machine Learning to Create Their New Album," 5 Sep. 2019 Previous SlideNext Slide The dance punk band YACHT has always felt like a somewhat techy act since debuting in the early 2000s. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album," 31 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of techy

1977, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for techy

tech- (in technical entry 1 or technology) + -y entry 1

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“Techy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.

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