econobabble
econobabble
English
Noun
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Definition
Excessively obscure economic jargon.
Etymology
From econo- + babble.
Example Sentences
- "Once you cut through all the econobabble, it says we're headed for a recession."
- "Politicians now use econobabble as a tool of mass confusion, aimed at scaring the public into doing things they don't want to do while narrowing our policy choices."
- "Today's orthodoxy (free market economy) is being spearheaded by the Bank and the Fund through the Structural Adjustment Programme that has a rather suggestive acronym of SAP. The phrase, now part of the current econobabble […]"
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