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- adjective Related to, or characteristic of, Dr. Benjamin Spock and/or his
parenting philosophy. - adjective Related to, or characteristic of, the
character Spock from Star Trek.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We were now deep in a Spockian process of thinking things through—trying to solve a hard problem with all the creativity we could muster.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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In true Spockian fashion, he wanted to think it through.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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We were now deep in a Spockian process of thinking things through—trying to solve a hard problem with all the creativity we could muster.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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We were now deep in a Spockian process of thinking things through—trying to solve a hard problem with all the creativity we could muster.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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We were now deep in a Spockian process of thinking things through—trying to solve a hard problem with all the creativity we could muster.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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In true Spockian fashion, he wanted to think it through.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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In true Spockian fashion, he wanted to think it through.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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In true Spockian fashion, he wanted to think it through.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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Its Spockian arguments like this that give libertarianism its badname.
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Actually, this characterization flows from the persistent conservative attack on the '60s generation as the product of supposed Spockian "permissiveness," based on our opposition to an unjust war and our engagement with mass movements against segregation, racism, sexism, poverty and homophobia and appropriately enough our support for the movement against ageism.
NYT > Home Page 2011
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