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psychobabbler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chob-a-b-bler
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or imprecise manner.

Derogatory; Informal

Etymology

From psychobabble + -er or psycho- + babbler. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen.

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Inflected Forms

psychobabblers (plural)

Questions

What does psychobabbler mean?
A person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or imprecise manner.
Where does psychobabbler come from?
From psychobabble + -er or psycho- + babbler. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen.

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