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yoga-babble

yoga-babble

9.9
Talk about yoga that uses many words people find hard to understand
  • noun
  • /ˈjoʊɡəˌbæbəl/
  • Slang
translation icon : palabrería de yoga
  • The instructor's yoga-babble made it hard to focus on the practice.

Examples

  • She wrote an article poking fun at common yoga-babble in popular wellness blogs.

  • I can't stand all this yoga-babble at the studio.

  • I'm tired of all the yoga-babble and just want a straightforward explanation.

  • She often uses yoga-babble during her classes.

  • I'm tired of all the yoga-babble and just want a straightforward explanation.

  • The instructor's yoga-babble made it hard to focus on the practice.

  • She wrote an article poking fun at common yoga-babble in popular wellness blogs.

Synonyms

nonsense
vsyoga-babble
578 2.5

Words or ideas that do not make sense

is unintelligible because of excess and specific terminology, not pure meaninglessness
jargon
vsyoga-babble
43 7.2

Words used by a group or job that others cannot understand

is excessive language tied to one subject rather than general usage
blather
vsyoga-babble
  • Informal
11 8.4

Talk that is foolish and has little meaning

uses specialized terms and excess that make it technical rather than merely silly
gobbledygook
vsyoga-babble
  • Informal
9 9.9

Confusing speech or writing full of technical words that most people cannot understand

focuses on excessive, topic-specific language about a particular practice
gobbledegook
vsyoga-babble
  • Informal
1 9.8

Language that is hard to understand because it uses many difficult words or nonsense

focuses on excessive, topic-specific language about a particular practice

Surface Forms

yoga-babble singular
yoga-babbles plural

Morphology

yoga-babble = yoga + babble (transparent) = yoga + babble

The meaning follows directly from 'yoga' + 'babble': talk about yoga that is trivial or jargon-filled.

Etymology

The word yoga-babble combines yoga and babble: yoga comes from Sanskrit meaning 'union' and babble means 'talk without sense'. So, yoga-babble names talk about yoga that is full of jargon and hard to understand.