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techlash

noun

Etymology

2013, blend of tech + backlash, coined by Adrian Wooldridge; popularized 2018.

  1. inherited from *laskô✻
  2. inherited from lashe
  3. prefixed as backlash — “back- + lash”
  4. compounded as techlash — “tech + backlash”

Definitions

  1. Backlash against technology.

    • The coming tech-lash [title]
    • The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google—and what they can do [title]

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