English Explanatory Dictionary

turboencabulator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.

Word forms

turboencabulator turboencabulators

Etymology

A fanciful construction from turbo-, en-, cab, -ule, -ate, and -or.

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