psychobabble
noun/ˈsaɪkəʊbab(ə)l/UK
Etymology
From psycho- + babble. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen. See cite below.
- derived from *baba-✻
- derived from *bʰa-bʰa-✻
- inherited from *babalōną✻
- inherited from *bablōn✻
- inherited from *bæblian✻
- inherited from babelen
Definitions
The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when used pretentiously to…
The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when used pretentiously to discuss mundane issues.
- We are living, practically no one has to be reminded, in a therapeutic age. The sign in every storefront reads: "Psychobabble spoken here".
- He didn't want to hear any new-age psychobabble, like " find your inner peace."
To speak or converse using this kind of jargon.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for psychobabble. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA