chiminology/ˌt͡ʃimiˈnɔləd͡ʒi/EtymologyFrom cheem + -ology on analogy of -inology words like criminology and terminology in which the -in- belongs to the Latin oblique stem, the former from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim¹, “deep”).nounSpeech or writing marked by overly complex vocabulary.“You've been talking chiminology on about fuck knows what for, God knows how long.”