woo-woo

woo-woo
 adj.— «To be a proper woo-woo, you must follow these rules: …Never look for the simplest, most obvious cause of something.…Always favor the conspiracy angle over the boring angle.…Don’t accept mainstream science.…Memorize all the sci-babble terms used in the Star Trek series.…Always claim that the other guy is “closed-minded.”» —“Re: Connolly, White Road” by Jennifer Jordan Usenet: rec.arts.mystery Apr. 9, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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