Czechnology

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Czech +‎ technology

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Czechnology (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, colloquial) Czech technology
    • 1992, Dave Rimmer, Once upon a time in the East, page 236:
      They towed us to their depot, wheeled out a fantastic piece of Czechnology and attached a pair of crackling electrodes to our battery.
    • 2004, Juergen Rosskamp, “[FUR] Eurofurence X - The Movie : Registration now open”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
      Our highly-trained consite experts have dug up a very nice place in the greater proximity of the Ruhr valley and Rhine in a very rural setting similar to last year's convention (sans Czechnology, of course.).
    • 2006, Time Out Prague, page 127:
      Down towards the river on Kostelni is the National Technical Museum, a constructivist building dating from 1938-41, whose dull name belies a fascinating collection of Czechnology that instantly wows children.
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