Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cod psychology

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: cod psy-chol-o-gy
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Beliefs about psychology that have no basis in fact; psychological prejudices, amateur psychology.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The cod psychology used to explain hackers' motivations is evident in Gilboa's statement quoted above, and in Cyberpunk poorly founded conjectures are continually made as to the state of mind of various hackers."
"Piss off with the cod psychology, says Nina, it's not my worst fears that built the cairn."
"While there was an awareness of the 'mental side' of sport, the psychological methods used in British sport were mainly non-scientific and could be described as cod psychology."
"One must beware of cod psychology."

Etymology

From cod (“having the character of imitation”) + psychology.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

cod psychologist

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does cod psychology mean?: Beliefs about psychology that have no basis in fact; psychological prejudices, amateur psychology.
Where does cod psychology come from?: From cod (“having the character of imitation”) + psychology.

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