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psychobabble

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Definition of psychobabble

as in legalese

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Recent Examples of psychobabble The overly earnest character speaks in a hilariously cringey Gen Z self-help psychobabble that continuously grates on Enrique’s nerves. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025 Sometimes, such content might be portrayed as being valid psychological science versus non-sensical psychobabble. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 This is the modernist quest reduced to Silicon Valley psychobabble. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2022 The show is savvy enough to sense how easily human ache can fall prey to the manipulative language of certain practitioners, and how alluring psychobabble can be, in the right context. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2021 The fetishistic horse business is merely a weird aesthetic choice that's explained away with a bit of perfunctory psychobabble. — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, 2 May 2018 Even taking the Super Bowl hangover psychobabble into account, this looks more like a mechanical problem than a mental one — for now. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2017

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Noun

The telehealth company itself is, in legalese, only a management service organization.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 June 2026
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel gave the FCC 30 days to respond to that effort, known in legalese as a writ of mandamus.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 May 2026

Definition of legalese

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With its iconic captains, philosophical dilemmas and unforgettable alien encounters, the Trek universe is rich with lore, logic, and a whole lot of technobabble.

— Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Some individuals’ self-destructive dependence on AI to make sense of the world through religious prophecy, sci-fi technobabble, conspiracy theories, or all of the above has led to family rifts, divorces, and gradual alienation from society itself.

— Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025

Definition of technobabble

Noun

Once talkies came into play, though, the Minions — who can only communicate with each other in nonsensical gibberish — quickly find themselves out of work.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
With its collaborations now stretching to Japan, via Nintendo, a globalization defines Illumination — fitting given the international word salad gibberish of the Minions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026

Definition of gibberish

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Pat Paulsen, a master of dry wit, delivered droll, double-talk editorials on social issues before mounting a presidential campaign in 1968 with the Straight Talkin’ American Government (STAG) Party.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
What new form of narrative, what gory amalgam of truth and spectacle, what double-talking rough beast approaches?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2023

Definition of double-talk

Noun

And the rigmarole of international travel is a very good reason.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Alternatives were mooted, such as filming in England, but flying all the crew from Poland, and their associated visa requirements, would have added to the rigmarole.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026

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