treknobabble

Blend of Trek +‎ technobabble.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeknoʊˌbæbl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeknəʊˌbæbl̩/
• Hyphenation: trek‧no‧bab‧ble

treknobabble (uncountable)

1. A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves.
   • 1997 September 24, "$teve2" (username), "Re: SUNBURN : If you were not watching GITM", aus.tv.x-files, Usenet:

     I'd sooner trust treknobabble for an explanation than any thing you say.

   • 1999 December 29, "Bozo the Proctologist" (username), "Re: Bad Voyager Plots", alt.tv.star-trek.voyager, Usenet:

     So you think up something like Voyager meets some Romulans stranded in the DQ, or some treknobabble takes down the command staff and Seven assumes command.

   • 2003 December 17, Kazuaki Shimazaki, "The More Detailed Critique", alt.startrek.vs.starwars, Usenet:

     Even if they won using the power of treknobabble, this force ratio does not show the audience how mighty and dangerous the Imperial warships are […]