treknobabble

English

WOTD – 16 February 2013

Etymology

Blend of Trek +‎ technobabble.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeknoʊˌbæbl̩/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeknəʊˌbæbl̩/
Hyphenation: trek‧no‧bab‧ble

Noun

treknobabble (uncountable)

A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.
- 1997 September 24, "$teve2" (username), "Re: SUNBURN : If you were not watching GITM", aus.tv.x-files, Usenet:
  I'd sooner trust treknobabble for an explanation than any thing you say.
- 1999 December 29, "Bozo the Proctologist" (username), "Re: Bad Voyager Plots", alt.tv.star-trek.voyager, 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.
- 2003 December 17, Kazuaki Shimazaki, "The More Detailed Critique", alt.startrek.vs.starwars, Usenet:
  Even if they won using the power of treknobabble, this force ratio does not show the audience how mighty and dangerous the Imperial warships are […]

单词	treknobabble
释义	treknobabble English WOTD – 16 February 2013 Etymology Blend of Trek +‎ technobabble. Pronunciation (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeknoʊˌbæbl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeknəʊˌbæbl̩/ Hyphenation: trek‧no‧bab‧ble Noun treknobabble (uncountable) A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves. 1997 September 24, "$teve2" (username), "Re: SUNBURN : If you were not watching GITM", `aus.tv.x-files`, Usenet: I'd sooner trust treknobabble for an explanation than any thing you say. 1999 December 29, "Bozo the Proctologist" (username), "Re: Bad Voyager Plots", `alt.tv.star-trek.voyager`, 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. 2003 December 17, Kazuaki Shimazaki, "The More Detailed Critique", `alt.startrek.vs.starwars`, Usenet: Even if they won using the power of treknobabble, this force ratio does not show the audience how mighty and dangerous the Imperial warships are […]
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