Nargery

//ˈnɑɹɡəɹi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Technical discussion, shop talk. uncountable

    "Anyway, most email I send, and I suspect most email most people send, is not particularly interesting, consisting mostly of unix nargery, photocopier humour and the occasional attempt to organise social events."

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"Anyway, most email I send, and I suspect most email most people send, is not particularly interesting, consisting mostly of unix nargery, photocopier humour and the occasional attempt to organise social events."

Etymology

From the uncommon slang word narg (“nerd”), from NARG (“not a real gentleman”), said to have originated at Cambridge.

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