"neepery" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-neepery.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From neep-neep, slang for a computer enthusiast, which reportedly arose at the California Institute of Technology in the 1970s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|neep-neep}} neep-neep Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} neepery (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Technological jargon. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Jargon
    Sense id: en-neepery-en-noun-~FlrulRW Disambiguation of Jargon: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 42
  2. (slang) Trivia or highly-detailed information, especially that which an author includes in a work of fiction as a result of research. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-neepery-en-noun-6xXdj~aJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

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