veeblefetzer

(jargon)/vee'b*l-fetz'*/ (Or "veeblefeetzer"?) A purposelynonsensical sounding word applied to any sort of obscure orcomplicated object, e.g. a piece of computer code, modelrailroad equipment, auto parts, etc.

The more immediate origin of the word is "Mad" Magazine. Inthe late 1950s and early 1960s it used the word along the samelines, especially in its send-ups of big business. "NorthAmerican Veeblefetzer" was the subject of satires of an annualreports, an in-house newsletter, and more. A Veeblefetzer, intheir case, was a robot-like device that did something orother.

The more distant source was probably a 19th century yiddishword, possibly with limited usage. In German, "Fetzer" is anycontraption, while "Veeble" is a likely corruption of "Webel"-- meaning weaving. Textile mills of this period were crammedwith very complicated, wildly active and very loud pieces ofmachinery.

See also veeblefester.

单词	veeblefetzer
释义	veeblefetzer veeblefetzer (jargon)/vee'bl-fetz'/ (Or "veeblefeetzer"?) A purposelynonsensical sounding word applied to any sort of obscure orcomplicated object, e.g. a piece of computer code, modelrailroad equipment, auto parts, etc. The more immediate origin of the word is "Mad" Magazine. Inthe late 1950s and early 1960s it used the word along the samelines, especially in its send-ups of big business. "NorthAmerican Veeblefetzer" was the subject of satires of an annualreports, an in-house newsletter, and more. A Veeblefetzer, intheir case, was a robot-like device that did something orother. The more distant source was probably a 19th century yiddishword, possibly with limited usage. In German, "Fetzer" is anycontraption, while "Veeble" is a likely corruption of "Webel"-- meaning weaving. Textile mills of this period were crammedwith very complicated, wildly active and very loud pieces ofmachinery. See also veeblefester.
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