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blorpticate /ˈblɔːrp.tɪ.keɪt/
verb • INFORMAL, PSEUDO‑SCIENTIFIC
Definition:
To perform an overly complex action with minimal or confusing results, typically involving blinking lights, obscure jargon, or unnecessary levers.
Example usage:
“The intern spent three hours trying to blorpticate the data console before realizing it wasn’t plugged in.”
Etymology:
Late 20th century pseudo-root blorp (onomatopoeic nonsense word denoting a bloopy sound) + -ticate (fabricated suffix resembling “complicate” or “extricate”). Popularized in mid-2000s tech satire.
Origin:
First recorded in the Fictional Engineering Journal (2006), attributed to Dr. M. Penumbra’s paper, “Quantum Blorptication in Low-Gravity Protocols.”
Related forms:
- blorptication (noun) — “A surprising amount of blorptication was required to restart the vending machine.”
- blorpticator (noun) — “Don’t touch that lever unless you’re a licensed blorpticator.”
See also:
defobulate, spanglify, glonk
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