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psychobabbler

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *baba-✻
  2. derived from *bʰa-bʰa-✻
  3. inherited from *babalōną✻
  4. inherited from *bablōn✻
  5. inherited from *bæblian✻
  6. inherited from babelen
  7. prefixed as psychobabble — “psycho + babble”
  8. suffixed as psychobabbler — “psychobabble + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or…

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

The neighborhood

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