gapology
n.— «It is easy to be flippant about all this gapology, and most of it deserves no better.» —“Gapology, Both Scientific and Managerial, a Cause for Concern in Europe” by H.B.G. Casimir New York Times Jan. 8, 1968. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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