Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treknobabble

/ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trek-no-bab-ble
IPA: /ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I'd sooner trust treknobabble for an explanation than any thing you say."
"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."
"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 […]"

Etymology

Blend of Trek + technobabble.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/
British English: /ˈtɹɛknəʊˌbæbəl/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce treknobabble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/.
What does treknobabble mean?: A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.
Where does treknobabble come from?: Blend of Trek + technobabble.

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