English Explanatory Dictionary

neepery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Technological jargon.
  2. Trivia or highly-detailed information, especially that which an author includes in a work of fiction as a result of research.

Pronunciation

En-au-neepery.ogg

Word forms

neepery

Etymology

From neep-neep, slang for a computer enthusiast, which reportedly arose at the California Institute of Technology in the 1970s.

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