Meanings
nountechnoplegic (plural technoplegics)
plural technoplegics
- informalA person who freezes up psychologically when confronted with new technology or resists technological advance.
The technoplegics among you will probably spew your usual twaddle about how Cuba will be a democracy before these advancements hit the street.
2000 March 4, Peckhammer [username], “Do Harleys have a future in a digital world?”, in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet)
Origin
From techno- + -plegic, implying paralysis by technology.
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technoplegic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technoplegic
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